OPMA M3-G4 User Manual

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1 OPMA M3-G4 User Manual

2 OPMA M3-G4 User Manual

3 CONTENTS Contents iii Contents... iii Tables...vi Figures...vii Preface... ix Copyright... ix Document Version and Date... ix Trademarks... ix About the OPMA Module... x Limited Warranty... x Limitations of Liability... x Technical Support... x Chapter 1: The Quick Start Guide... 1 About the OPMA M3-G4 Module... 1 Connecting the OPMA Module to the Host System... 1 Initial Network Configuration... 2 Web Interface... 2 The Remote Console... 3 Chapter 2. Introduction... 4 General Information... 4 Features... 4 OPMA add-on Card System Components... 5 When the Server is up and running... 5 When the Server is dead... 5 Chapter 3. OPMA Installation Guide... 7 About the OPMA add-on card... 7 Connectors... 7 Connecting the OPMA add-on card to the Host System...7 Connecting the Ethernet Mbps Connection Mbps Connection...8 Chapter 4. OPMA Modul Configuration... 9 Initial Configuration... 9 Initial Configuration via DHCP Server... 9 Initial Configuration via Serial Console... 9 Web Interface Mouse and Keyboard Configuration Remote Mouse Modes...12 Remote Mouse Settings...13 Auto Mouse Speed and Mouse Synchronization...13 Host System Mouse Settings...14 Single and Double Mouse Mode...15 Recommended Mouse Settings...15 Video Modes...15 Resetting the OPMA module to its Factory Settings Using the Serial Interface...16 Using KiraTool...16

4 iv PRODUCT USER GUIDE Chapter 5. OPMA Module Usage Prerequisites Login and Logout to the OPMA Module Login into the OPMA Module...18 Navigation Logging out of the OPMA Module The Remote Console General Description...20 Main Window...21 Remote Console Control Bar...21 Remote Console Options...24 Remote Console Status Line...30 Optimizing the Video Picture...31 Using the OPMA module with low bandwidth...32 Chapter 6. Menu Options Remote Control KVM Console...33 Virtual Media Floppy Disk...34 CD ROM...35 Drive Redirection...39 Options...44 Creating an Image...45 System Health Chassis Control...47 Monitor Sensors...48 System Event Log...49 System Alert Management...50 User Management Change Password...52 Users And Groups...53 KVM Settings User Console...56 Keyboard/Mouse...59 Device Settings Network...61 Dynamic DNS...64 Security...66 Certificate...71 USB Device Settings...74 Date And Time...75 Authentication Settings...76 Event Log...79 SNMP...82 Maintenance Device Information...85 Event Log...86 Update Firmware...87 Unit Reset...88 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Appendix B. Glossary Appendix C. KiraTool Commands Supported Operating Systems Supported Interfaces Supported Functionality Usage Return Code... 97

5 CONTENTS v Appendix D. Configuring the RADIUS Server Prerequisites Add and configure a RADIUS client Setup a custom remote access policy Appendix E. Key Codes Appendix F. Pin Assignment OPMA Connector RJ45 Connetcor Ethernet Serial SUB-D9 Connectors Appendix G. Specifications Sizes and Weights Environment Temperature Humidity Appendix H. Raritan Inc. Warrenty Information Limited Warranty Customer Remedies No Other Warranties No Liability For Consequential Damages Appendix I. GNU General Public License (GPL) Appendix J. The OpenLDAP Public License

6 vi PRODUCT USER GUIDE Tables Table 1-1. Initial Network Configuration... 2 Table 1-2. Login Settings... 2 Table 2-1. Hardware Failures... 5 Table 2-2. Host System Failures and how they are detected... 6 Table 4-1. Initial Network Configuration... 9 Table 4-2. Serial Line Parameters Table 4-3. Standard User Settings Table 5-1. Standard User Settings Table 5-2. Front End Buttons Table 5-3. Buttons displaying the Access State Table 5-4. Buttons displaying the Monitor Only State Table 6-1. Event Log Assignments Table C - 1. Options Overview Table C - 2. Commands Overview Table C - 3. Return Codes Overview Table E - 1. Key Names Table F - 1. RJ Table F - 2. Serial Sub D9 Connector Table F - 3. Serial Sub D9 Connector Table G - 1. OPMA Specification Table G - 2. Temperature Table G - 3. Humidity

7 FIGURES Figures vii Figure 1-1. OPMA M3-G4 Module... 1 Figure 1-2. Top Part of the Remote Console for Windows Operating Systems... 3 Figure 1-3. Top Part of the Remote Console for Other Operating Systems... 3 Figure 2-1. OPMA M3-G4 Module... 4 Figure 3-1. OPMA add-on Module... 7 Figure 4-1. Remote Console Control Bar: Sync Button Figure 5-1. The Internet Explorer displaying the Encryption Key Length Figure 5-2. Login Screen Figure 5-3. Main Page Figure 5-4. Remote Console Figure 5-5. Remote Console Control Bar Figure 5-6. Remote Console Applet Drive Redirection Menu Figure 5-7. Redirecting a Local Drive Figure 5-8. Redirecting an ISO Image Figure 5-9. Successfully Drive Redirection Connection Figure Remote Console Options Menu Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Scaling Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Mouse Handling Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Local Cursor Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Chat Window Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Soft Keyboard Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Soft Keyboard Mapping Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Local Keyboard Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Hotkey Confirmation Dialog Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Encoding Compression Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Predefined Encoding Compression Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Lossy Compression Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Color Depth Figure Status Line Figure Status Line Transfer Rate Figure 6-1. KVM Console Figure 6-2. Virtual Floppy Area Figure 6-3. Select Image File Figure 6-4. CD-ROM Selection Figure 6-5. The Image File on the Share Figure 6-6. Explorer Context Menu Figure 6-7. Share Configuration Dialog Figure 6-8. Drive Redirection Figure 6-9. Main View Figure Selecting the Desired Drive... 41

8 VIII PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure Selecting Write Support Figure Device Authentication Figure Tray Info Figure USB Mass Storage Option Figure RawWrite for Windows Selection Dialog Figure Nero Selecting Dialog Figure Chassis Control Figure Monitoring Remote Sensors Screen Figure System Event Log Screen Figure System Alert Settings Figure System Alert Policy Settings Figure System Alert LAN Destinition Settings Figure Set Password Figure Set User Figure Set Permissions for the Group user Figure User Console Settings (Part 1) Figure User Console Settings (Part 2) Figure Keyboard and Mouse Settings Figure Network Settings Figure Dynamic DNS Figure Dynamic DNS Scenario Figure Device Security Figure Example of Use for IP Access Control Figure Example of Use for the Group based System Access Control Figure Device Security (Part 2) Figure Certificate Settings Figure SSL Certificate Upload Figure USB Device Settings Figure Date and Time Figure LDAP and other Authentication Settings Figure Event Log Figure SNMP Settings Figure Device Information Figure Connected Users Figure Event Log List Figure Update Firmware Figure Unit Reset Figure E - 1. English (US) Keyboard Layout, used for the Key Codes

9 PREFACE Preface ix Copyright Copyright Raritan Inc. All rights reserved. Peppercon AG Scheringerstr Zwickau Germany Document Version and Date Version: 1.9 Date: Thursday, December 13, 2007 Trademarks This publication contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, or transmitted in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of the publisher, Raritan. Raritan acknowledges the following trademarks: Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Windows 98, Microsoft Windows,Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, AT, VGA, PS/2, and OS/2 are registered trademarks and XT and CGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Raritan is a registered trademark of Raritan Incorporated. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Raritan disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. The firmware of this product uses in part software under GPL licence. See Appendix D for the license text. This product includes software developed by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors. This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit ( Authors: Raritan Team

10 X PRODUCT USER GUIDE About the OPMA Module The OPMA module (OPMA M3-G4) provides remote server management capabilities: you can use the OPMA add-on card to manage and monitor components in your servers. The OPMA M3-G4 offers a comprehensive hardware solution for server management. Limited Warranty The buyer agrees that if this product proves to be defective, Raritan is only obligated to repair or replace this product at Raritan s discretion according to the terms and conditions of Raritan s general trading conditions. Raritan shall not be held liable for any loss, expenses or damage, directly, incidentally or consequentially resulting from the use of this product. Please see the Warranty Information shipped with this product for full warranty details. Limitations of Liability Raritan shall in no event be held liable for any loss, expenses or damages of any kind whatsoever, whether direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential (whether arising from the design or use of this product or the support materials provided with the product). No action or proceeding against Raritan may be commenced more than two years after the delivery of the product to the buyer. The licensee agrees to defend and indemnify Raritan from any and all claims, suits, and liabilities (including attorney s fees) arising out of or resulting from any actual or alleged act or omission on the part of Licensee, its authorized third parties, employees, or agents, in connection with the distribution of Licensed Software to end-users, including, without limitation, claims, suits, and liability for bodily or other injuries to end-users resulting from use of Licensee s product not caused solely by faults in Licensed Software as provided by Raritan to Licensee. Technical Support If you need help installing, configuring, or running the OPMA, call your Raritan Technical Support representative. We invite you to access Raritan s Web site ( where you shall find all modifications made after the editorial deadline. You may also contact us via to support@raritan.com.

11 CHAPTER 1. THE QUICK START GUIDE 1 Chapter 1: The Quick Start Guide About the OPMA M3-G4 Module Figure 1-1. OPMA M3-G4 Module The OPMA add-on card provides remote server management capabilities. You can use the OPMA add-on card to manage and monitor components in your servers through the WAN/LAN. The OPMA add-on card offers a comprehensive hardware solution for server management. One of the key features of the OPMA Module is an integrated BMC (Board Management Controller). This allows you to not only collect the data from the motherboard sensors but the OPMA can take an active role in controlling the motherboard fans and actors. Connecting the OPMA Module to the Host System Warning: Please note: the firmware of the OPMA board delivered to you is customised for use with the specified motherboard. If you use your OPMA module in a motherboard with a different sensor and actor configuration it will most probably not operate correctly. Connecting the OPMA module to the Host System is easy: turn off the host, find the OPMA slot and carefully insert the OPMA module into the slot. Note: In order to download the OPMA Specification you may go to

12 2 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Warning: You should disconnect the host from the power supply completely, including disconnecting the power supply cable. Initial Network Configuration Initially, the OPMA network interface is configured with the parameters shown in Table 1-1. Parameter IP auto configuration IP address - Table 1-1. Initial Network Configuration Value DHCP Netmask Gateway none Warning: If the DHCP connection fails on boot up, the OPMA will not have an IP address and will not function on the network. If this initial configuration does not meet your local requirements, adjust the values to your needs. To retrieve the IP address of the OPMA add-on card, you could look into the records on the DHCP server. Needless to say, there are special tools provided by us to ease the configuration and setup of the OPMA board. One of these tools is called KiraTool. The KiraTool is a small command line based tool which is used for configuring and testing the OPMA module. It can be used in environments where the web frontend cannot be used. On the delivered CD ROM is provided a KiraTool version for Windows, LINUX and DOS. Web Interface The OPMA add-on card may be accessed using a standard Java enabled web browser. You may use the HTTP protocol or a secure encrypted connection via HTTPS. Just enter the configured IP address of the OPMA add-on card into your web browser. The OPMA module will require you to change the administrators password to one of your choice during the first login. The initial login settings for the web interface are as follows: Table 1-2. Login Settings User super Pasword pass

13 CHAPTER 1. THE QUICK START GUIDE 3 The Remote Console The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system in which the OPMA is installed. The web browser which is used for accessing the OPMA has to supply a Java Runtime Environment version 1.4 or higher. Note: You can get things working with lower numbered versions of the JAVA Environment, but we cannot guarantee that all features will be available. The Remote Console will behave exactly the same way as if you were sitting directly in front of the screen of your remote system. That means that both the keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way. Open the console by choosing the appropriate link in the navigation frame of the HTML frontend. Figure 1-2 shows the top of the Remote Console. Figure 1-2. Top Part of the Remote Console for Windows Operating Systems Figure 1-3. Top Part of the Remote Console for Other Operating Systems Generally modern operating systems mouse devices are connected to the USB port. In this case you do not need to worry or configure mouse synchronisation and similar parameters. This generally applies to all "modern"windows Operating Systems like Windows 2000 and 2003, XP etc. MacIntosh OS/X is the same. They use "Absolute Mouse Mode". The following options are ONLY visible and available if you choose the option "Other Operating Systems" for the mouse. In this case there are some options to choose from the menu, the most important one being the following: Sync Mouse Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor. This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system. In general, there is no need to change mouse settings there.

14 4 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Chapter 2. Introduction General Information The OPMA add-on card is a manufacturer-independent remote administration system. It works as an integrated solution on your server system. Based on an embedded operating system, the OPMA add-on card provides both exceptional stability and permanent availability independent of the present state of the servers operating system. As a system administrator, you can use the OPMA Module s BMC to gain full control and location-independent remote access to respond to critical incidents and to undertake necessary maintenance. Figure 2-1. OPMA M3-G4 Module Features The OPMA add-on card defines a new class of remote access devices. It combines digital remote access via IP networks with IPMI-based comprehensive and integrated system management. The OPMA add-on card offers convenient, remote KVM access and control via LAN or Internet. It captures, digitizes, and compresses video and transmits it with keyboard and mouse signals to and from a remote computer. Remote access and control software runs on its embedded processors only but not on mission critical servers, so that there is no interference with server operation or impact on network performance. Furthermore, the OPMA add-on card offers integrated remote power management using IPMI. Key features of the OPMA add-on card are: OPMA Compliance IPMI V2.0 KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) access over IP No impact on server or network performance Automatically senses video resolution for best possible screen capture High-performancemouse tracking and synchronization Local Mouse suppression (only when using SUNs Java Virtual Machine)

15 CHAPTER 2. INTRODUCTION 5 OPMA add-on Card System Components The OPMA add-on card is an add-on card with the following dimensions: 70mm (L) x 67.5mm (W). The OPMA add-on card is shipped with: The actual OPMA module CD-ROM with documentation: Installation Guide and User Manual The Quick Start Guide When the Server is up and running The OPMA gives you full control over the remote server. The Management Console allows you to access the remote server s graphics, keyboard and mouse and to send special commands to the server. You can also perform periodic maintenance of the server. Using the Console Redirection Service you can do the following: Reboot the system (a graceful shutdown) Monitor the boot process Boot the system from a separate partition to load the diagnostic environment Run special diagnostic programs When the Server is dead Obviously, fixing hardware defects is not possible using a remote management device. Nevertheless, the OPMA gives the administrator valuable information about the type of a hardware failure. Serious hardware failures can be categorized into five different categories with different probabilities. 1 : Category Table 2-1. Hardware Failures Hard disk failure 50% Power cable detached, power supply failure 28% CPU, Controller, motherboard failure 10% CPU fan failure 8% RAM failure 4% Probability Using the OPMA, administrators can determine which kind of serious hardware failure has occurred (see Table 2-2).

16 6 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Table 2-2. Host System Failures and how they are detected Type of Failure Hard disk failure Power cable detached, power supply failure CPU, Controller, motherboard failure CPU fan failure RAM failure Detected by Console screen, CMOS set-up information Server remains in power off state after power on command has been given. Power supply is on, but there is no video output. By IPMI or server specific management software Boot-Sequence on boot console Notes: 1. According to a survey made by the Intel Corp.

17 CHAPTER 3. OPMA INSTALLATION GUIDE 7 Chapter 3. OPMA Installation Guide About the OPMA add-on card The OPMA add-on card redirects local keyboard, mouse and video data to a remote administration console. All data is transmitted with the TCP/IP protocol family. The OPMA add-on card is especially useful in a multi-administrator environment. Figure 3-1. OPMA add-on Module Connectors Connecting the OPMA add-on card to the Host System Connecting the OPMA add-on card to the Host System is easy: a) Turn off the Host and pull the power supply cable of the server, b) find the OPMA slot and carefully insert the OPMA add-on card into the slot, c) connect the power plug of the Host into the electrical outlet, but not power on the host, d) then wait for a first initial boot up of the OPMA module, e) now the host system has to be started manually for the first time by pressing the Power button on the host, f) while the server is booting his BIOS the OPMA module will be informed about the Board ID, which is needed for the loading process of the appropriate topology of the server board, g) this step is important for the correct usage of all System Health features and sensors. Warning: Please note: the firmware of the OPMA board delivered to you is customised for use with the specified motherboard. If you use your OPMA module in a motherboard with a different sensor and actor configuration it will most probably not operate correctly.

18 8 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Warning: You should turn off the power of the Host completely during the installation of the OPMA module, that includes detaching the power supply cable. Connecting the Ethernet The OPMA add-on card needs a dedicated RJ45 Ethernet connector - this has to be provided by the native system. The connector may be used either as a 100 Mbps 100Base- TX connection or as a 10 Mbps 10BASE-T connection. The adapter can sense the connection speed and will automatically adjust to it. 10 Mbps Connection For 10BASE-T Ethernet networks the Fast Ethernet adapter uses category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable. To establish a 10 Mbps connection, the cable has to be connected to a 10BASE-T hub. 1. Make sure that the cable is wired appropriately for a standard 10BASE-T adapter. 2. Align the RJ45 plug with the notch on the adapter s connector and insert it into the adapter s connector. You should hear an audible click, as the Ethernet plug latches. 100 Mbps Connection For 100BASE-TX Ethernet networks the OPMA module supports category 5 UTP cabling. To establish a 100 Mbps connection, the cable has to be connected to a 100BASE-TX hub. 1. Make sure that the cable is wired appropriately for a standard 100BASE-TX adapter. 2. Align the RJ45 plug with the notch on the adapter s connector and insert it into the adapter s connector. You should hear an audible click, as the Ethernet plug latches. Warning: The UTP wire pairs and configuration for 100BASE-TX cable are identical to those for 10BASE-T cable when using category 5 UTP cable.

19 CHAPTER 4. OPMA MODULE CONFIGURATION 9 Chapter 4. OPMA Modul Configuration Initial Configuration The OPMA module s communication interfaces are all based on TCP/IP. It comes preconfigured with the IP configuration listed in Table 4-1. Additionally you can do some simple configuration using the serial interface. Table 4-1. Initial Network Configuration Parameter Value IP auto configuration DHCP IP address - Netmask Gateway none IP access control none Warning: If the DHCP connection fails on boot up, the OPMA module will not have obtained an IP address. This means it will not be accessible over the network. If this initial configuration does not meet your requirements, the following describes the initial IP configuration that is necessary to access the OPMA module for the first time. Initial Configuration via DHCP Server By default, the OPMA module will try to contact a DHCP server in the subnet to which it is physically connected. If a DHCP server is found, it may provide a valid IP address, gateway address and net mask. Before you connect the device to your local subnet, be sure to complete the corresponding configuration of your DHCP server. It is recommended to configure a fixed IP assignment to the MAC address of the OPMA module. You can find the MAC address on the outside of the shipping box and labeled on the bottom side. If this initial configuration does not meet your local requirements, use the KiraTool to adjust the values to your needs. The KiraTool can be found on the CD ROM delivered with this package. An overview of all supported Command Line commands and options are displayed in Appendix C. KiraTool Commands. Initial Configuration via Serial Console To configure the OPMA module via serial interface a null modem cable is required (available separately) to connect the user computer and the host system, on which the OPMA add-on card is installed. The communication software can be telnet (Windows) or kermit (Linux).

20 10 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Normally the OPMA board will simply make a connection between the UART on the motherboard of your device with the Serial Port at the back. However for a few seconds after startup you can interrupt this switch by typing ESCape. Indeed for all the lovers of detail there is one more serial mode. This allows the OPMA module to monitor the serial traffic and listen to SOL sequences. This way you can open a command session to the OPMA module inside normal serial communication. However this is rarely used in practice. The serial line has to be configured using the parameters given in Table 4-2. When configuring with a serial terminal, you need to start up the communication software and then power-cycle the OPMA add-on card (perhaps by power-cycling the server it is attached to) and immediately press the ESC key. You will see a => prompt. At this point you have two useful commands at your fingertips: defaults - this recalls the factory settings fopr the OPMA module. config - this allows you to enter a more detailed configuration menu. Please wait for a few seconds for the configuration questions to appear. Table 4-2. Serial Line Parameters Parameter Value Bits/ssecond Data bits 8 Parity no Stop bits 1 Flow Control none As you proceed, the following questions will appear on the screen. To accept the default values which are shown in square brackets below, press Enter. Note that you will see two sets of questions depending if you decide to enable DHCP or a static IP address. The final message of "Configuring device...done" means that the configuration was accepted and written and saved successfully. Welcome! Choose a login for the following features: -Initial IP configuration: "config". -Unblock currently blocked users: "unblock" login: config IP autoconfiguration (none/dhcp/bootp) [dhcp]: Enable IP Access Control (yes/no) [no]: LAN interface speed (auto/10/100) [auto]: LAN interface duplex mode (auto/half/full) [auto]: Are the entered values correct? Enter y for Yes, n for No or c to Cancel y Configuring device... Done.

21 CHAPTER 4. OPMA MODULE CONFIGURATION 11 The following is the above interaction, but this time specifying a static IP adress. Welcome! Choose a login for the following features: -Initial IP configuration: "config". -Unblock currently blocked users: "unblock" login: config IP autoconfiguration (none/dhcp/bootp) [dhcp]: none IP [ ]: NetMask [ ]: Gateway ( for none) [ ]: Enable IP Access Control (yes/no) [no]: LAN interface speed (auto/10/100) [auto]: LAN interface duplex mode (auto/half/full) [auto]: Are the entered values correct? Enter y for Yes, n for No or c to Cancel y Configuring device... Done. IP autoconfiguration With this option you can specify whether the OPMA module should get its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server. For DHCP, enter "dhcp", and for BOOTP enter "bootp". If you do not specify any of these, the IP autoconfiguration is disabled and subsequently you will be asked for the following network settings. IP address The IP address the OPMA module uses. This option is only available if IP autoconfiguration is disabled. Net mask The net mask of the connected IP subnet. This option is only available if IP autoconfiguration is disabled. Gateway address The IP address of the default router for the connected IP subnet. If you do not have a default router, enter This option is only available if IP autoconfiguration is disabled. Enable IP Access Control Here you should be careful and normally accept the default "no".when you configure the OPMA module using the serial interface you are usually in some sort of trouble accessing the module over the Ethernet. If you enable the IP access control by entering "yes", you may find yourself locked out again, letting the very same problem arise again that you are trying to fix. LAN Interface Speed You may accept the default "auto". In this case the OPMA Ethernet hardware will auto-sense the interface speed by listening to the heartbeat on the wire. However in some cases this does not work properly, you should then set the speed manually to either 10 or 100MB per second.when the Ethernet wire the OPMA module is attached to is out of spec (like being too long) then auto-sensing can easily cause a "flapping interface". This makes it very difficult to access the OPMA module and you should then set a fixed speed.

22 12 PRODUCT USER GUIDE LAN interface duplex mode You may specify "auto" for auto-sensing adjustment or you may force full-duplex or half-duplex mode by entering the desired value. Finally, you will be asked if the values are correct and may adjust them if necessary. After your confirmation the OPMA module performs a reset using the new values. Web Interface The OPMA module may be accessed using a standard Java enabled web browser. You may use the HTTP protocol or a secure encrypted connection via HTTPS. Just enter the configured IP address of the OPMA module into your web browser. The initial login settings are: Table 4-3. Standard User Settings Parameter Login Password Value super pass Changing these settings to user specific values is strongly recommended and can be done on the "User Management" page (see the Section called Users And Groups in Chapter 6). Mouse and Keyboard Configuration Remote Mouse Modes The proper configuration of a remote mouse is somewhat difficult to understand unless you know some underlying concepts. Basically mice transmit their movement using two methods: either absolute or relative mode. Absolute mode means that the mouse transmits absolute co-ordinates to the OPMA module. This is information like: "I am moving to screen co-ordinates X,Y". This mode is very easy to track and most modernwindows versions (XP, 2000, 2003) as well as Mac OS X use this. This mode is also easiest for the OPMA module to track. The second mode is "relative mode". In this case the mouse transmits information like "I am moving 97 pixels vertically and 88 pixels horizontally from my previous position". This is much more difficult to track. Firstly the OPMA module has to know the starting point of the movement (hence you need to press a special Synchronize Button, which allows the OPMA module to enquire the starting point of the mouse). Secondly a lot of other factors come into play like the mouse acceleration which can be different on the remote system and the system you are using to talk to the OPMA module. Hence the OPMA module has to do a lot more conversion work to track the mouse than using absolute mode. Relative mode is used by most Linux Systems and older operating system like Windows 95/98. Therefore you need to select "Other Operating Systems" if your PC/mouse uses this mode.

23 CHAPTER 4. OPMA MODULE CONFIGURATION 13 Remote Mouse Settings A common problem with KVM devices is the synchronization between the local and remote mouse cursors. The OPMA module addresses this situation with an intelligent synchronization algorithm. There are three mouse modes available on the OPMA module: Auto Mouse Speed The automatic mouse speed mode tries to detect the speed and acceleration settings of the host system automatically. See the section below for a more detailed explanation. Fixed Mouse Speed This mode just translates the mouse movements from the Remote Console in a way that one pixel move will lead to n pixel moves on the remote system. This parameter n is adjustable with the scaling. It should be noted that this works only when mouse acceleration is turned off on the remote system. Single/Double Mouse Mode This mode is described in the Section called Single and Double Mouse Mode. Auto Mouse Speed and Mouse Synchronization The automatic mouse speed mode performs the speed detection during mouse synchronization. Whenever the mouse does not move correctly, there are two ways for resynchronizing local and remote mouse: Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew. Choose this option from the Remote Console Options menu (entry: Mouse Handling). If defined you may also press the mouse synchronization hotkey sequence (see the Section called Remote Console Control Bar in Chapter 5 for details). Intelligent Sync If the Fast Sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system, use the Intelligent Synchronization, instead. This method adjusts the parameters for the actual movement of the mouse pointer so that the mouse pointer is displayed at the correct position on the screen. This method takes more time than the Fast Sync and can be accessed with the appropriate item in the Remote Console Option menu (entry: Mouse Handling). Furthermore, the shape of the mouse pointer has a significant influence on the pointer detection.we recommend to use a simple, but common pointer shape. In most cases, the detection and synchronization of animated pointer shapes is likely to fail. In general, pointer shapes that change during the pointer detection process are rather impossible to figure out in the transferred video picture.with the usage of a standard mouse pointer shape the detection is rather simple and the syncronization is at its best.

24 14 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 4-1. Remote Console Control Bar: Sync Button The Sync Mouse button on top of the Remote Console can behave differently, depending on the current state of mouse synchronization. Usually pressing this button leads to a Fast Sync, except in situations where the KVM port or the video mode changed recently. See also the Section called Remote Console Control Bar in Chapter 5. Host System Mouse Settings The host s operating system knows various settings for the mouse driver. Warning: The following limitations do not apply in case of USB and Mouse Type "Windows >= 2000, MAC OS X". While the OPMA module works with accelerated mice and is able to synchronize the local with the remote mouse pointer, there are the following limitations which may prevent this synchronization from working properly: Special Mouse Driver There are mouse drivers which influence the synchronization process and lead to desynchronized mouse pointers. If this happens, make sure you do not use a special vendor-specific mouse driver on your host system. Windows 2003 Server/XP Mouse Settings Windows XP knows a setting named "improve mouse acceleration" which has to be deactivated. Active Desktop If the Active Desktop feature of MicrosoftWindows is enabled, do not use a plain background. Instead, use some kind of wallpaper. As an alternative, you could also disable the Active Desktop completely. See also the Section called Recommended Mouse Settings for mouse mode recommendations. Navigate your mouse pointer into the upper left corner of the applet screen and move it slightly forth and back. Thus the mouse will be resynchronized. If resynchronizing fails, disable the mouse acceleration and repeat the procedure.

25 CHAPTER 4. OPMA MODULE CONFIGURATION 15 Single and Double Mouse Mode The above information applies to the Double Mouse Mode where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchronized. The OPMA module also features another mode, the Single Mouse Mode, where only the remote mouse pointer is visible. Activate this mode in the Remote Console (see the Section called Remote Console Control Bar in Chapter 5) and click into the window area. The local mouse pointer will be hidden and the remote one can be controlled directly. To leave this mode it is necessary to define a mouse hotkey in the Remote Console Settings Panel Press this key to free the captured local mouse pointer. Recommended Mouse Settings For the different operating systems we can give the following advice: MS Windows 2000, 2003, XP (all versions) For a PS/2 mouse choose Auto Mouse Speed. For XP disable the option "enhance pointer precision" in the Control Panel. Note: The remote mouse is always synchronized with the local mouse if selecting the option "Windows >= 2000, MAC OS X". SUN Solaris Adjust the mouse settings either via "xset m 1" or use the CDE Control Panel to set the mouse to "1:1, no acceleration". As an alternative you may also use the Single Mouse Mode. MAC OS X We recommend using the Single Mouse Mode. Linux First, choose the option "Other Operating Systems" from the the Mouse Type selection box. Second, choose the option Auto Mouse Speed. This applies for both USB and PS/2 mice. Video Modes The OPMA module recognizes a limited number of common video modes.when running X11 on the host system please do not use any custom modelines with special video modes. If you do, the OPMA module may not be able to detect them. We recommend using any of the standard VESA video modes instead.

26 16 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Resetting the OPMA module to its Factory Settings Using the Serial Interface Power-cycle the OPMA module (this may require power-cycling the server) and immediately press the ESC key. On your screen a command prompt "=>" will be visible. Enter the command "defaults", press the Enter key and wait for a few seconds for the OPMA module to reboot. Now, you may use the default settings as described in the Section called Initial Configuration. Using KiraTool The OPMA module configuration can be reset to factory defaults by using the KiraTool. KiraTool can be used locally on the host containing the OPMA module or remotely. For Example: For a local access: For a remote access: kiratool -s -u admin -p password defaults kiratool -l u admin -p password defaults

27 CHAPTER 5: OPMA MODULE USAGE 17 Chapter 5. OPMA Module Usage Prerequisites The OPMA module features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standardized interfaces. This chapter will describe both these interfaces and the way to use them in a more detailed manner. The interfaces are accessed using the TCP/IP protocol family, thus they can be accessed using the built-in Ethernet adapter. The following interfaces are supported: HTTP/HTTPS Full access is provided by the embedded web server. The OPMA module environment can be entirely managed using a standard web browser. You can access the OPMA module using the insecure HTTP protocol or using the encrypted HTTPS protocol.whenever possible use HTTPS. Telnet A standard Telnet client can be used to access most of the OPMA module s functionality, including a text-mode console redirection. SSH A Secure Shell (SSH) client can also be used to access the OPMA module, including a text-mode console redirection as mentioned above. The primary interface of the OPMA module is the HTTP interface. This is covered extensively in this chapter. Other interfaces are addressed in subtopics. In order to use the Remote Console window of your managed host system, the browser has to come with a Java Runtime Environment version 1.4 or higher. If the browser has no Java support (such as on a small handheld device), you are still able to maintain your remote host system using the administration forms displayed by the browser itself. Important: We recommend you to install a Sun JVM 1.4 or higher version. For an insecure connection to the OPMA module we can recommend the following web browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher on Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP Netscape Navigator 7.0, Mozilla 1.6 and Mozilla Firefox onwindows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000,Windows XP, Linux and other UNIX-like Operating Systems In order to access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection, you need a browser that supports the HTTPS protocol. Strong security is only assured by using a key length of 128 Bit. Some of the old browsers do not have a strong 128 Bit encryption algorithm. Using the Internet Explorer, open the menu entry "?" and "Info" to read about the key length that is currently activated. The dialog box contains a link that leads you to

28 18 PRODUCT USER GUIDE information on how to upgrade your browser to a state of the art encryption scheme. Figure 5-1 shows the dialog box presented by the Internet Explorer 6.0. Figure 5-1. The Internet Explorer displaying the Encryption Key Length Newer web browsers support strong encryption by default. Login and Logout to the OPMA Module Login into the OPMA Module Open your web browser. Type in the address of your OPMA module which you configured during the installation process. The address used might be a plain IP address or a host and domain name, in case you have given your OPMA module a symbolic name in the DNS. For instance, type the following in the address line of your browser when establishing an unsecured connection: In order to use a secure connection type in: This will take you to the OPMA module login page as shown in Figure 5-2. Figure 5-2. Login Screen Warning: Your web browser has to accept cookies or else login is not possible. The OPMA module has a built-in super user that has all the permissions to administrate your OPMA module. See the following table for the default settings. Please note that the user "super" is not allowed to login via the serial interface of the OPMA module.

29 CHAPTER 5: OPMA MODULE USAGE 19 Table 5-1. Standard User Settings Parameter Login Password Value super pass Warning: The OPMA module will force you to change the super user password at first login. Navigation After the successful login to the OPMA module, the main page of the OPMA module appears (see Figure 5-3). This page consists of three parts, each of them contains specific information. The buttons on the upper side allow you to navigate within the front end (see Table 5-2 for details). The lower left frame contains a navigation bar and allows you to switch between the different sections of the OPMA module. Within the right frame, task-specific information is displayed that depends on the section you have chosen before. Figure 5-3. Main Page

30 20 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Table 5-2. Front End Buttons Return to the main page of the OPMA module. Open the OPMA module Remote Console. Exit from the OPMA module front end. Logging out of the OPMA Module This link logs out the current user and presents a new login screen. Please note that an automatic logout will be performed in case there is no activity for half an hour. Warning: If there is no activity for half an hour, the OPMA module will log you out automatically. A click on one of the links will bring you back to the login screen. The Remote Console General Description The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard and mouse of the remote host system that the OPMA module controls. Figure 5-4. Remote Console

31 CHAPTER 5: OPMA MODULE USAGE 21 The Remote Console window is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the OPMA module. The protocol that is run over this connection is neither HTTP nor HTTPS, but RFB (Remote Frame Buffer Protocol). Currently RFB tries to establish a connection to port #443. Your local network environment has to allow this connection to be made, i.e. your firewall and, in case you have a private internal network, your NAT (Network Address Translation) settings have to be configured accordingly. In case the OPMA module is connected to your local network environment and your connection to the Internet is available using a proxy server only without NAT being configured, the Remote Console is very unlikely to be able to establish the according connection. This is because today s web proxies are not capable of relaying the RFB protocol. In case of problems, please consult your network administrator in order to provide an appropriate network environment. Main Window Starting the Remote Console opens an additional window. It displays the screen content of your host system. The Remote Console will behave exactly in the same way as if you were sitting directly in front of the screen of your remote system. That means keyboard and mouse can be used in the usual way. However, please be aware of the fact that the remote system will react to keyboard and mouse actions with a slight delay. The delay depends on the bandwidth and latency of the line which you use to connect to the OPMA module. With respect to the keyboard, the precise remote representation might lead to some confusion as your local keyboard changes its keyboard layout according to the remote host system. If you use a German administration system and your host system uses a US English keyboard layout, for instance, special keys on the German keyboard will not work as expected. Instead, the keys will result in their US English counterpart. You can circumvent such problems by adjusting the keyboard of your remote system to the same mapping as your local one. The Remote Console window always tries to show the remote screen with its optimal size. That means it will adapt its size to the size of the remote screen initially and after the screen resolution of the remote screen has been changed. However, you can always resize the Remote Console window in your local window system as usual. Warning: As different to the remote host system, the Remote Console window on your local window system is just one window among others. In order to make keyboard and mouse work, your Remote Console window must have the local input focus. Remote Console Control Bar The upper part of the Remote Console window contains a control bar. Using its elements you can see the status of the Remote Console and influence the local Remote Console settings. A description for each control follows. Figure 5-5. Remote Console Control Bar

32 22 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Warning: Please note that some of these options are only visible and usable when you have selected the operating system type "Other Operating Systems". Drive Redirection Opens the virtual media Drive Redirection menu for the Remote Console. The Dual-channel Virtual Media allows a remote user to transfer installation files and other media to a target machine over KVM ports. 2 USB Mass Storage Redirection channels (redirection of Floppy/CD/DVD images, client drives or ISO images) can access media at the same time, useful for special applications like installing OS with driver disk. Figure 5-6. Remote Console Applet Drive Redirection Menu By help of this menu, you can either redirect a local drive (only available under Windows): Figure 5-7. Redirecting a Local Drive

33 CHAPTER 5: OPMA MODULE USAGE 23 or redirect an ISO CD/DVD image: Figure 5-8. Redirecting an ISO Image Finally the established Drive Redirection connection will be displayed. Figure 5-9. Successfully Drive Redirection Connection Sync Mouse Choose this option in order to synchronize the local with the remote mouse cursor. This is especially necessary when using accelerated mouse settings on the host system. In general, there is no need to change mouse settings there. Ctrl+Alt+Delete Special button key to send the "Control Alt Delete" key combination to the remote system (see also the Section called KVM Settings in Chapter 6 for defining new button keys).

34 24 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Single/Double Mouse Mode Switches between the Single Mouse Mode (where only the remote mouse pointer is visible) and the Double Mouse Mode (where remote and local mouse pointers are visible and need to be synchonized). Single Mouse Mode is only available if using SUN JVM 1.4 or higher. To leave the single mouse mode and get your local mouse pointer back, please press Alt-F12. Options To open the Options menu click on the Options button. See the Section called Remote Console Options for a detailed description of the available options for the OPMA module. Remote Console Options To open the Options menu click on the Options button. Figure Remote Console Options Menu A description of the options follows. Monitor Only Toggles the Monitor Only filter on or off. If the filter is switched on no remote console interaction is possible. The remote screen can be viewed, only. Exclusive Access If a user has the appropriate permission, he can force the Remote Consoles of all other users to close. No one can open the Remote Console at the same time again until this user disables the exclusive access or logs off. Note: This option is only accessible for members of the "administrator" group and the user "super". A change in the access mode is also visible in the status line. See the Section called Remote Console Status Line for more information.

35 CHAPTER 5: OPMA MODULE USAGE 25 Screenshot to Clipboard This button allows you to capture a screenshot: the OPMA module will automatically place it onto the "clipboard". This allows you to easily import the screenshot into your documents or other programs. Readability Filter Toggles the Readability Filter on or off. If the filter is switched on in scaling mode, it will preserve most of the screen details even if the image is substantially scaled down. This option is only available with a JVM 1.4 or higher. Scaling Allows you to scale down the Remote Console. You can still use both mouse and keyboard, however the scaling algorithm will not preserve all display details. Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Scaling Mouse Handling Note: Only available when you have selected the option "Other Operating System". The submenu for mouse handling offers two options for synchronizing the local and the remote mouse pointer when using Soft Mouse Mode as explained in the Section called Mouse and Keyboard Configuration in Chapter 4. Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Mouse Handling

36 26 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Fast Sync The fast synchronization is used to correct a temporary but fixed skew. Intelligent Sync Use this option if the fast sync does not work or the mouse settings have been changed on the host system. Mouse Mode This mode is described in the Section called Single and Double Mouse Mode. Local Cursor Offers a list of different cursor shapes to choose from for the local mouse pointer. The selected shape will be saved for the current user and activated the next time this user opens the Remote Console. The number of available shapes depends on the Java Virtual Machine, a version of 1.2 or higher offers the full list. Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Local Cursor Chat Window This opens a chat window allowing you to interactively "chat" with other users logged into the OPMA module. Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Chat Window Soft Keyboard The Soft Keyboard simulates an entire keyboard that is connected to the remote system. It is necessary in case your remote system runs with a completely different language and country mapping to your administration machine. By selecting the apropriate button(s) you

37 CHAPTER 5: OPMA MODULE USAGE 27 can send key codes and also key sequences to the remote system and act as if you would work with a keyboard that is directly connected to the remote system. In order to open the Soft Keyboard select the entry Soft Keyboard from the Options menu. You can send single key strokes like F as well as combinations of keys such as Ctrl+C or AltGr+Shift+F4. For a single key stroke you can click on the button with the wanted character. Single keys such as regular characters and numbers are sent immediately. Special keys like Ctrl, Shift as well as the function keys F1 to F12 have to be selected twice. The first press sends the signal "key is pressed", the second press indicated the signal "key is released" to the remote system. After the first press the button will change its color to signalize that the according key is pressed, currently. After the second press the button will appear as usual and signalize that the key was sent. To send the key combination Ctrl+C select the button Ctrl first. The button will change its color. Press the button C. The following key (C in our example) will be combined with the previously selected key. Both the buttons Ctrl and C are released and the key combination will be sent to the remote system. The button Ctrl will appear as normal (color change). In order to send the key combination Ctrl+F5 three steps have to be done. Select the button Ctrl once and the button F5 twice. The last press will release both buttons and send the key combination to the remote system. In order to send the key combination AltGr+Shift+F4 four steps are required. First, select the button AltGr once. Second, select the button Shift. Finally, choose the button F4 twice. The last press will release all the buttons and send the key combination to the remote system. Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Soft Keyboard Show Displays the Soft Keyboard. Mapping Used for choosing the according language and country mapping of the Soft Keyboard.

38 28 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Soft Keyboard Mapping Local Keyboard Used to change the language mapping of your browser machine running the Remote Console Applet. Normally, the applet determines the correct value automatically. However, depending on your particular JVM and your browser settings this is not always possible. A typical example is a German localized system that uses a US-English keyboard mapping. In this case you have to change the Local Keyboard setting to the right language manually. Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Local Keyboard Hotkeys Opens a list of hotkeys defined before. In order to send a registered command to the host system choose the according entry. A confirmation dialog can be added that will be displayed before sending the selected command to the remote host. Choose OK to perform the command on the remote host. For a detailed description see the Section called Remote Console Button Keys in Chapter 6. Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Hotkey Confirmation Dialog

39 CHAPTER 5: OPMA MODULE USAGE 29 Encoding These options are used to adjust the encoding level in terms of compression and color depth. They are only available unless "Transmission Encoding" is determined automatically (see the Section called Transmission Encoding in Chapter 6). Compression Level: you may select a value between 1 and 9 for the desired compression level with level 1 enabling the fastest compression and level 9 the best compression. The most suitable compression level should always be seen as a compromise between the network bandwith that is available, on your video picture to be transferred, and on the number of changes between two single video pictures.we recommend to use a higher compression level if the network bandwidth is low. The higher the compression level the more time is necessary to both pack or unpack the video data on either side of the connection. The compression quality depends on the video picture itself, e.g. the number of the colors or the diversity of pixels. The lower the compression quality, the more data have to be sent and the longer it may take to transfer the whole video picture. If level 0 is chosen the video compression is disabled, completely. The option "Video Optimized" has its advantages if transferring high-quality motion pictures. In this case the video compression is disabled, completely and all video data is transferred via network as full-quality video snippets. Therefore, a high amount of bandwidth is required to ensure the quality of the video picture. Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Encoding Compression The next two options allow you to set the compression level to a predefined level OR to set a level for "lossy" compression. This compresses well, but leads to a degradation in image quality. Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Predefined Encoding Compression

40 30 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Lossy Compression Color Depth: set the desired color depth. You may select between 8 or 16 bit for Video Optimized/compression level 0, or between 1 and 8 bit for compression level 1 to 9. The higher the color depth, the more video information has to be captured and to be transferred. Figure Remote Console Options Menu: Color Depth Note: If displaying motion pictures on a connection with low speed you may achieve an improvement regarding the video transfer rate by lowering the color depth and disabling the option "Video Optimized". As a general result, the data rate is reduced (less bits per color). Furthermore, the OPMA module will not have to do any video compression. In total, this will lead to less transfer time of the motion picture. Remote Console Status Line The status line shows both console and the connection state. Figure 5-23 was taken from a Remote Console with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. The value in brackets describes the connection to the Remote Console. "Norm" means a standard connection without encryption, "SSL" indicates a secure connection using Secure Socket Layer (SSL). Figure Status Line

41 CHAPTER 5: OPMA MODULE USAGE 31 The status line displays the number of frame buffer updates ("Fps") as well as the incoming ("In:") and the outgoing ("Out:") network traffic in KB per second. A low value of the network traffic is recommended and can be achieved as described in the Section called Optimizing the Video Picture. If compressed encoding is enabled, a value in brackets displays the compressed transfer rate. Figure Status Line Transfer Rate The next button displays the Remote Console Access settings. Table 5-3. Buttons displaying the Access State One single user is connected to the Remote Console of the OPMA module. One or more users are connected to the Remote Console of the OPMA module. Exclusive access is set for you. Any other user may not access the remote host via Remote Console unless you disable this option. A remote user has exclusive access. You may not access the remote host via Remote Console unless the other user disables this option. The outer right button displays the state of the Monitor Only settings. Table 5-4. Buttons displaying the Monitor Only State The option Monitor Only is disabled. The option Monitor Only is enabled. For more information about Monitor Only and Exclusive Access settings see the according paragraphs in the Section called Remote Console Control Bar. Optimizing the Video Picture The OPMA module detects the video mode with 8 bits (256 colors) automatically. To improve the picture quality you may select 16 bit (True Color) from the Options Menu of the Remote Console, sub menu "Encoding", entry "Color Depth" (see the Section called Encoding for details). Currently, the video picture with the best quality can be achieved with the settings "16 bit (High Color)" in the Remote Console or "LAN (High Colour)" in the web frontend. This option can also be preset in the Section called User Console in Chapter 6. The sub menu "Compression" from the Options menu has no influence on the picture quality but on the data rate of the picture that is transferred to the Remote Console.

42 32 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Using the OPMA module with low bandwidth The network connection of the OPMA module has an important influence on the time between two single video pictures. On a connection with low bandwidth it takes longer to transfer the video data from the OPMA module to the Remote Console on the local host. If the remote screen has changed a new picture is sent. In terms of transfer time there is no difference between text screens and screens in graphics mode. The video picture is taken as graphics data no matter what the screen looks like and which video mode is chosen. In terms of transferred data there can be an improvement. The compression plays an important role here. You can choose a compression level from the sub menu "Compression" in the Options menu of the Remote Console. Please note that the video will be compressed on the OPMA module, transferred to the Remote Console and unpacked in a Java environment. Depending on the OPMA module and on the local machine this procedure may take some time and may result in an slowly updated picture in the Remote Console. To improve the speed you may also set the picture quality in the Remote Console to either "8 bit" or even to grayscale. Due to less video data to be processed this is likely to be more effective than the highest compression level.

43 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 33 Chapter 6. Menu Options Remote Control KVM Console Figure 6-1. KVM Console Remote Console Preview To open the KVM console either click on the menu entry on the left or on the console picture on the right. To refresh the picture click on the button that is named Refresh.

44 34 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Virtual Media Floppy Disk Figure 6-2. Virtual Floppy Area Upload a Floppy Image With two small steps working on the basis of a certain (floppy) image can be achieved. First the path of the images has to be specified. You can specify up to two images. You can do that either by hand or by using the file selection dialog of your web browser. To open the file selection dialog click on the Browse button and select the desired image file. Figure 6-3. Select Image File The maximum image size is limited to 1.44MB. To use a larger image mount this image via Windows Share (or SAMBA) (see the Section called Use Image on Windows Share (via SAMBA) for details).

45 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 35 Secondly, click on the button Upload to initiate the transfer of the chosen image file into the OPMA module s on-board memory. This image file is kept in the on-board memory of the OPMA module until the end of the current session, until you logged out or initiated a reboot of the OPMA module. CD ROM Use Image on Windows Share (via SAMBA) To include an image from a Windows share select "CD-ROM" from the submenu. Figure 6-4. CD-ROM Selection The following information has to be given to mount the selected image properly: Share host The server name or its IP address. On Windows 95, 98 and Windows ME do not specify the IP address but the server name ("NetBIOS Name"). Share name The name of the share to be used.

46 36 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Path to image The path of the image file on the share. User (optional) If necessary, specify the user name for the share named before. If unspecified and a guest account is activated, this guest account information will be used as your login. Password (optional) If necessary, specify the password for the given user name. For an example you may have a look at the previous image: the OPMA module will look for a server named mysql.acme.com. Then, the entered share name is selected (in our example we use the share storage) and the image file \cdrom_image.iso is opened. If this file can only be accessed with both an user name and password enter the according values in the input fields for user name and password. In our case the file is owned by the user "johndoe" and protected by an user-specific pass-phrase (displayed as a number of stars). To register the specified file image and its location click on the Set button. The specified image file is supposed to be accessible from the OPMA module. The information above has to be given from the point of view of the OPMA module. It is important to specify correct IP addresses or device names. Otherwise, the OPMA module may not be able to access the referenced image file properly, leave the given file unmounted and will display an according error message, instead. So, we recommend to state correct values and repeat this step if necessary. Figure 6-5. The Image File on the Share Furthermore, the specified share has to be configured correctly. Therefore, administrative permissions are required. As a regular user you may not have these permissions. You should either login as a system administrator (or as "root" on UNIX systems) or ask your system administrator for help to complete this task.

47 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 37 Windows 2000/XP Open the Explorer, navigate to the directory (or share) and press the right mouse button to open the context menu. Select Sharing to open the configuration dialog (see Figure 6-6). Figure 6-6. Explorer Context Menu

48 38 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 6-7. Share Configuration Dialog Adjust the settings for the selected directory. Activate the selected directory as a share. Select Share this folder. Choose an appropriate name for the share. You may also add a short description for this folder (input field Comment). If necessary, adjust the permissions (Permissions button). Click OK to set the options for this share. UNIX and UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Solaris, Linux) If you like to access the share via SAMBA, SAMBA has to be set up properly. You may either edit the SAMBA configuration file /etc/samba/smb.conf or use the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) or WebMin to set the correct parameters. Also looking at the man-entry of smb.conf is very helpful.

49 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 39 Drive Redirection The Drive Redirection is another possibility to use a virtual disc drive on the remote computer.with Drive Redirection you do not have to use an image file but may work with a drive from your local computer on the remote machine. The drive is hereby shared over a TCP network connection. Devices such as floppy drives, hard discs, CD ROMs and other removable devices like USB sticks can be redirected. It is even possible to enable a write support so that for the remote machine it is possible to write data to your local disc. Figure 6-8. Drive Redirection Please note that Drive Redirection works on a level which is far below the operating system. That means that neither the local nor the remote operating system is aware that the drive is currently redirected, actually. This may lead to inconsistent data as soon as one of the operating systems (either from the local machine, or from the remote host) is writing data on the device. If write support is enabled the remote computer might damage the data and the file system on the redirected device. On the other hand, if the local operating system writes data to the redirected device the drive cache of the operating system of the remote host might contain older data. This may confuse the remote host s operating system. We recommend to use the Drive Redirection with care, especially the write support. Drive Redirection Options As shown in Figure 6-8 the following options may be enabled: Disable Drive Redirection If enabled the Drive Redirection is switched off.

50 40 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Force read-only connections If enabled the Write Support for the Drive Redirection is switched off. It is not possible to write on a redirected device. Click Apply to submit your changes. Software Requirements To use this Drive Redirection feature, you can install the Drive Redirection software that is currently only available for Microsoft Windows. This software can be found on the product CD ROM. On the other hand the Remote Console can be used for establishing a Drive Redirection connection to a CD ROM, Iso Image or other drive on client side. The Java applet offers the usage of a Drive Redirection menu like shown in Section Remote Console Control Bar. Configuration Figure 6-9. Main View Specify the parameters of the network connection (see Figure 6-9). Device This is the address (either the DNS name or the IP address) of the OPMA module you would like to connect to.

51 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 41 Port This is the network port. By default, OPMA module uses the remote console port (#443) here. You may change this value if you have changed the remote console port in your OPMA module s network settings. Secure Connection Enable this box to establish a secure connection via SSL. This will maximize the security but may reduce the connection speed. Drive Selection Figure Selecting the Desired Drive Select the drive you would like to redirect. All available devices (drive letters) are shown here. Please note that the whole drive is shared with the remote computer, not only one partition. If you have a hard disc with more than one partition all drive letters that belong to this disc will be redirected. The Refresh button may be used to regenerate the list of drive letters, especially for an USB stick. Write Support This feature may be enabled here.write support means that the remote computer is allowed to write on your local drive. As you can imagine, this is very dangerous. If both the remote and the local system try to write data on the same device, this will certainly destroy the file system on the drive. Please use this only when you exactly know what you are doing.

52 42 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure Selecting Write Support Device Authentication Figure Device Authentication To use the Drive Redirection, you have to authenticate on the OPMA module using a valid username and password. You need permission to change the virtual disc configuration.

53 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 43 Navigation Buttons Connect/Disconnect To establish the drive redirection press the Connect button once. If all the settings are correct, the status bar displays that the connection has been established, the Connect button is disabled and the Disconnect button is enabled. On an error, the status line shows the error message. The drive redirection software tries to lock the local drive before it is redirected. That means that it tries to prevent the local operating system from accessing the drive as long as it is redirected. This may also fail, especially if a file on the drive is currently open. In the case of a locking failure, you will be prompted if you want to establish the connection anyhow. This should not be a serious problem when the note above is respected. If the write support is enabled, a drive which is not locked might be damaged by the Drive Redirection. With the Disconnect button, a connection via Drive Redirection connection is stopped. Exit/Hide If the Exit button is pressed, the Drive Redirection software is closed. If a Drive Redirection connection is active, the connection will be closed before the application terminates. Using the Hide to Tray button the application is hidden, but not terminated completely. That means that an active connection will be kept active until it is closed explicitly. You can access the software by its tray icon. The tray icon also shows whether a connection is established or not. A double click on the icon shows the application window, or with a right click you may access a small menu (see Figure 6-13). Figure Tray Info

54 44 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Options Figure USB Mass Storage Option Set this option to disable the mass storage emulation (and hide the virtual drive) as long as no image file is currently loaded. If unset and no file image will be found, it may happen that the host system will hang on boot due to changes in the boot order or the boot manager (LILO, GRUB). This case was reported for some Windows versions (2000, XP), other OS may not be fully excluded. This behaviour depends on the BIOS version used in that machine. To set this option press the Apply button.

55 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 45 Creating an Image Floppy Images UNIX and UNIX-like OS To create an image file make use of "dd". This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Sun Solaris, Linux). To create a floppy image file copy the floppy raw device to a file using the following command: dd [if=/dev/fd0] [of=/tmp/floppy.image] dd reads the entire disc from the device /dev/fd0 and saves the output in the specified output file /tmp/floppy.image. Adjust both parameters exactly to your needs (input device etc.) MS Windows You can use the tool "RawWrite for Windows". It is included on the CD ROM shipped with the OPMA module. Figure RawWrite for Windows Selection Dialog Select the tab Read from the menu. Enter (or choose) the name of the file in which you would like to save the floppy content. Click on the Copy button to initiate the image creation process. For related tools you may have a look at the homepage of the fdos project (

56 46 PRODUCT USER GUIDE CD ROM/ISO 9660 Images UNIX and UNIX-like OS To create an image file make use of "dd". This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included in every UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Sun Solaris, Linux). To create a CDROM image file you have to copy the contents of the CDROM to a file. Use the following command: dd [if=/dev/cdrom] [of=/tmp/cdrom.image] dd reads the entire disc from the device /dev/cdrom and saves the output in the specified output file /tmp/cdrom.image. Adjust both parameters to suit your needs (input device etc.). MS Windows To create the image file use your favourite CD imaging tool to oopy the whole contents of the disc into one single ISO image file on your harddisk. For example, with Nero you choose Copy and Backup. Then, navigate to the Copy Disc section. Select the CD ROM or DVD drive you would like to create an ISO image from. Specify the filename of the ISO image and save the CD ROM content in that file. Figure Nero Selecting Dialog

57 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 47 System Health The IPMI support on the OPMA module allows you to power cycle the remote host system or to perform a hard reset. Additonally you can see the remote event log and interrogate the state of some system sensors like for example temperature. Chassis Control Figure Chassis Control Using Chassis Control you can: Obtain information about the selected chassis Switch the remote power on and off (power cycle) Locate the remote host chassis Enable or disable the power and NMI reset buttons on the front panel

58 48 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Monitor Sensors Figure Monitoring Remote Sensors Screen On this screen you can see some of the remote hosts sensors and their values or state.

59 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 49 System Event Log Figure System Event Log Screen You can browse the System Event Logs here. Note: these logs are for IPMI events. These are different from the OPMA module s own system logs.

60 50 PRODUCT USER GUIDE System Alert Management Figure System Alert Settings This screen shows all of the system alerts. You can also set up filters, policies and LAN destinations, where the module will send the alerts. Please see the IPMI Specifications for more details. Figure System Alert Policy Settings

61 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 51 Figure System Alert LAN Destinition Settings

62 52 PRODUCT USER GUIDE User Management Change Password Figure Set Password To change your password enter the new password in the upper entry field. Retype the password in the field below. Click Apply to submit your changes.

63 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 53 Users And Groups Figure Set User User Management The configurable settings of the OPMA module are split into user settings (basically authentication and user information) and group settings (authorization). There is one predefined user "admin" and two predefined group "admin" and "<unknown>", which cannot be renamed or deleted. Each user may be member of one group and inherits permissions set for this group. If a user is not member of a group, permissions can be set exclusively for that user. The user admin is always member of admin group which has full system access. The <unknown> group initially does not have any permissions, but is modifiable. Users can authenticate against a remote authentication service (such as LDAP or RADIUS). If this remote authentication service returns an invalid or no group assignment, the user is considered to be member of the <unknown> group. Upon delivery, the account for the user admin has the password raritan. Make sure to change the password immediately after you have installed and first accessed your OPMA module.

64 54 PRODUCT USER GUIDE List of Available Options A full list of available options follows. This list can only be seen by the superuser. Existing users Select an existing user for modification. Once a user has been selected, click the Lookup button to see the user information. New user name The new user name for the selected account. Password The password for the login name. It must be at least four characters long. Confirm Password Confirmation of the password above. address This is optional. Mobile number This information may be optionally provided. Role Each user can be a member of a group (named a "role") - either an administrator, or a regular user. Choose the desired role from the selection box. To create a user press the Create button. The Modify button changes the displayed user settings. To delete an user press the Delete button. Note: The OPMA module is equipped with an host-independent processor and memory unit which both have a limitation in terms of the processing instructions and memory space. To guarantee an acceptable response time we recommend not to exceed the number of 25 users connected to the OPMA module at the same time. The memory space that is available onto the OPMA module mainly depends on the configuration and the usage of the OPMA module (log file entries etc.). That s why we recommend not to store more than 150 user profiles.

65 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 55 Permissions Figure Set Permissions for the Group user This page allows you to set the permissions for each user or group. You select the item (user and/or group) from the drop-down menu. All changes you make then affect the permission set of the selected entity. The user can only access and use the selected function if the permissions field is set to "yes". Again most entries are fairly self-explanatory. The fields labelled RC Settings pertain to the settings of the Remote Console. A kind of special case is the field "IPMI may use SOL payload". this sets if the user/group is allowed to use administrative sessions over the serial line.

66 56 PRODUCT USER GUIDE KVM Settings User Console The following settings are user specific. That means the super user can customize these settings for every user. Changing the settings for one user does not affect the settings of other users. Figure User Console Settings (Part 1) Remote Console Settings for Users This selection box displays the user ID for which the values are shown and for which the changes will take effect. Select the desired user from the selection box and press the Update button. This will result in displaying the according user settings below. Note: You are allowed to change the settings of other users only if you have the necessary access rights for this task. For a regular user without the correct permissions it is not possible to change the settings for any other user. Transmission Encoding The Transmission Encoding setting allows changing the image-encoding algorithm that is used to transmit the video data to the Remote Console window. It is possible to optimize the speed of the remote screen depending on the number of users working at the same time and the bandwidth of the connection line (Modem, ISDN, DSL, LAN, etc.). Automatic detection The encoding and the compression level is determined automatically from the available bandwidth and the current content of the video image.

67 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 57 Pre-configured The pre-configured settings deliver the best result because of optimized adjustment of compression and color depth for the indicated network speed. Manually Allows to adjust both compression rate and the color depth individually. Depending on the selected compression rate the data stream between the OPMA module and the Remote Console will be compressed in order to save bandwidth. Since high compression rates are very time consuming, they should not be used while several users are accessing the OPMA module simultaneously. The standard color depth is 16 Bit (65536 colors). The other color depths are intended for slower network connections in order to allow a faster transmission of data. Therefore compression level 0 (no compression) uses only 16 Bit color depth. At lower bandwidths only 4 Bit (16 colors) and 2 Bit (4 gray scales) are recommended for typical desktop interfaces. Photo-like pictures have best results with 4 Bit (16 gray scales). 1 Bit color depth (black/white) should only be used for extremely slow network connections. Figure User Console Settings (Part 2)

68 58 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Remote Console Type Specifies which Remote Console Viewer to use. Default Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Uses the default JVM of your web browser. This may be the Microsoft JVM for the Internet Explorer or the Sun JVM if it is configured this way. Use of the Sun JVM may also be forced (see below). Sun Microsystems Java Browser Plugin Instructs the web browser of your administration system to use the JVM of Sun Microsystems. The JVM in the browser is used to run the code for the Remote Console window which is actually a Java Applet. If you check this box for the first time on your administration system and the appropriate Java plug-in is not yet installed on your system, it may be downloaded and installed automatically. However, in order to make the installation possible, you still have to answer the according dialogs with "yes". The download volume is around 11 Mbytes. The advantage of downloading Sun s JVM is the usage of a stable and identical JVM across different platforms. The Remote Console software is optimized for this JVM version and offers a wider range of functionality when run in SUN s JVM. (Hint: If you are connected over a slow connection to the Internet you can also pre-install the JVM on your administration machine. The software is available on the CD ROM that is delivered along with the OPMA module. Miscellaneous Remote Console Settings Start in Monitor Mode Sets the initial value for the monitor mode. By default the monitor mode is disabled. In case you switch it on, the Remote Console window will be started in a read only mode. Start in Exclusive Access Mode Enables the exclusive access mode immediately at Remote Console startup. This forces the Remote Consoles of all other users to close. Nobody else can open the Remote Console at the same time again until you disable this feature or log off. Mouse Hotkey Allows to specify a hotkey combination which starts either the mouse synchronization process if pressed in the Remote Console or is used to leave the single mouse mode. This is only available if you have selected the Mouse Mode "Other Operating System". Remote Console Button Keys Button Keys allow simulating keystrokes on the remote system that cannot be generated locally. The reason for this might be a missing key or just the fact that the local operating system of the Remote Console is unconditionally catching this keystroke already. Typical examples are "Control+Alt+Delete" on Windows and DOS, that is always caught, or

69 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 59 the key sequence "Control+Backspace" on Linux that can be used for terminating the X- Server. In order to define a new Button Key or to adjust an existing one have a look at the rules that describe the setting for a key. In general, the syntax for a key is as follows: [confirm] <keycode>[+ - >[*]<keycode>]* A term in brackets is optional. The star at the end means that you add further keys as often as required for your case. The term "confirm" adds an confirmation dialogue that is displayed before the key strokes will be sent to the remote host. The "keycode" is the key to be sent. Multiple key codes can be concatenated with either a plus, a minus, or an ">" sign. The plus sign builds key combinations - all the keys will be pressed until a minus sign or the end of the combination is encountered. In this case all pressed keys will be released in reversed sequence. So, the minus sign builds single, separate keypresses and keyreleases. The ">" sign releases the last key, only. The star inserts a pause with a duration of 100 milliseconds. As an example, the key combination of Ctrl, Alt and F2 is represented by the sequence Ctrl+Alt+F2 For a full list of key codes and aliases please refer to the Appendix E. Key Codes. Note: If you need more button keys than shown use the button "More entries". This will open a list of additional entry fields. Keyboard/Mouse Figure Keyboard and Mouse Settings

70 60 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Key Release Timeout This is an important option if you are accessing the OPMA module over a slow or congested network. In such a situation you transmit a network packet containing the key PRESS to the OPMA module.when you release the key, then the OPMA module will receive a corresponding RELEASE packet.when the network is slow then it take too long for the RELEASE packet to arrive. This might mislead the OPMA module to replicate the key press, this is like you holding down the desired key. The Key Release Timeout in Milli- Seconds tells the OPMA module to consider the key released, even if no RELEASE packet has arrived. This avoids keys being unwantedly repeated. USB Mouse Type Enables the USB mouse type. Choose an appropriate option from the selection box. Choose between "Windows >= 2000, MAC OS X" for MS Windows 2000, 2003 Server, XP, or "Other Operating Systems" for MS Windows NT, Linux, or OS X. In "Windows >= 2000, MAC OS X" mode the remote mouse is always synchronized with the local mouse. For a detailed description about the mouse type and recommended options for the different operating systems see the Section called Recommended Mouse Settings in Chapter 4. Mouse Speed Auto mouse speed Use this option if the mouse settings on the host use an additional acceleration setting. The OPMA module tries to detect the acceleration and speed of the mouse during the mouse sync process. Fixed mouse speed Use a direct translation of mouse movements between the local and the remote pointer. You may also set a fixed scaling which determines the amount the remote mouse pointer is moved when the local mouse pointer is moved by one pixel. This option only works when the mouse settings on the host are linear. This means that there is no mouse acceleration involved. Absolute mouse scaling for MAC systems Use this option if the host system use an MAC OS X. To set the options click on the Apply button.

71 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 61 Device Settings Network The Network Settings panel as shown in Figure 6-29 allows changing network related parameters. Each parameter will be explained below. Once applied the new network settings will immediately come into effect. Figure Network Settings Warning: The initial IP configuration is usually done directly at the host system using the special procedure described in Table 4-1 in Chapter 4. Warning: Changing the network settings of the OPMA module might result in losing connection to it. In case you change the settings remotely make sure that all the values are correct and you still have an option to access the OPMA module.

72 62 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Basic Network Settings IP auto configuration With this option you can define if the OPMA module should fetch its network settings from a DHCP or BOOTP server. For DHCP select "dhcp" and for BOOTP select "bootp" accordingly. If you choose "none" then IP auto configuration is disabled. Preferred host name Preferred host name to request from DHCP server.whether the DHCP server takes the OPMA module s suggestion into account or not depends on the server configuration. IP address IP address in the usual dot notation. Subnet Mask The net mask of the local network. Gateway IP address In case the OPMA module should be accessible from networks other than the local one, this IP address must be set to the local network router s IP address. Primary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the primary Domain Name Server in dot notation. This option may be left empty, however the OPMA module will not be able to perform name resolution. Secondary DNS Server IP Address IP address of the secondary Domain Name Server in dot notation. It will be used in case the Primary DNS Server cannot be contacted. Miscellaneous Network Settings Remote Console and HTTPS port Port number at which the OPMA module s Remote Console server and HTTPS server are listening. If lef.t empty the default value (port 444) will be used. HTTP port Port number at which the OPMA module s HTTP server is listening. If left empty the default value (port 80) will be used. Telnet port Port number at which the OPMA module s Telnet server is listening. If left empty the default value (port 25) will be used.

73 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 63 SSH port Port number at which the OPMA module s SSH (Secure SHell) server is listening. If left empty the default value (port 22) will be used. Bandwidth Limit The maximum network traffic generated through the OPMA module Ethernet device. Value in Kbit/s. Enable Telnet This enables the Telnet client mode. Enable SSH This enables the SSH (Secure SHell) client mode. Disable Setup Protocol Enable this option to exclude the OPMA module from the setup protocol. LAN Interface Settings This entry field displays the current settings for the Ethernet/LAN interface of the OPMA module. You may choose between auto negotiation and a fixed setting for the Ethernet transceiver settings "interface speed" and "duplex mode" in case auto negotiation does not work correctly. LAN interface speed Depending on your network connection you may select an according speed value for this interface. To adjust the interface automatically choose "autodetect" (default value). If this selection results in misbehaviour of the interface, choose one of other speed options to work with. The interface will transmit and receive data with that fixed speed. LAN interface duplex mode If necessary you may also select a specific duplex mode. The default value is set to "autodetect" which leads to an automatic setting of the duplex mode depending on your network (recommended). As an alternative you may explicitly set the interface to either "half duplex" or "full duplex" mode. These settings may also be configured via serial console. See the Section called Initial Configuration via Serial Console in Chapter 4 for details.

74 64 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Dynamic DNS Figure Dynamic DNS A freely available Dynamic DNS service (dyndns.org) can be used in the following scenario (see Figure 6-30): Figure Dynamic DNS Scenario

75 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 65 The OPMA module is reachable via the IP address of the DSL router which is dynamically assigned by the provider. Since the administrator does not know the IP address assigned by the provider, the OPMA module connects to a special dynamic DNS server in regular intervals and registers its IP address there. The administrator may contact this server as well and pick up the same IP address belonging to his card. The administrator has to register the OPMA module that is supposed to take part in the service with the Dynamic DNS Server and assign a certain hostname to it. He will get a nickname and a password in return to the registration process. This account information together with the hostname is needed in order to determine the IP address of the registered OPMA module. You have to perform the following steps in order to enable Dynamic DNS: 1. Make sure that the LAN interface of the OPMA module is properly configured. 2. Enter the Dynamic DNS Settings configuration dialog as shown in Figure Enable Dynamic DNS and change the settings according to your needs (see below). Enable Dynamic DNS This enables the Dynamic DNS service. This requires a configured DNS server IP address. Dynamic DNS server This is the server name where OPMA module registers itself in regular intervals. Currently this is a fixed setting since only dyndns.org is supported for now. Hostname This is the hostname of the OPMA module that is provided by the Dynamic DNS Server. (use the whole name including the domain, e.g. testserver.dyndns.org, not just the actual hostname). Username You have registered this username during your manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server. Spaces are not allowed in the Nickname. Password You have used this password during your manual registration with the Dynamic DNS Server. Check time The OPMA module card registers itself in the Dynamic DNS server at this time. Check interval This is the interval for reporting again to the Dynamic DNS server by the OPMA module.

76 66 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Warning: The OPMA module has its own independent real time clock. Make sure the time setting of the OPMA module is correct (see the Section called Date And Time). The option Delete saved external IP is useful if you would like to update your IP address saved externally. To delete the saved address press the Delete button. Security Figure Device Security HTTP Encryption If this option is enabled, access to the web front-end is only possible using a HTTPS connection. The OPMA module will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections. In case you want to create your own SSL certificate that is used to identify the OPMA module refer to the Section called Certificate.

77 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 67 KVM Encryption This option controls the encryption of the KVM protocol. This protocol is used by the Remote Console to transmit both the screen data to the administrator machine and keyboard and mouse data back to the host. If set to Off no encryption will be used. If set to Try the applet tries to make an encrypted connection. In case that the connection cannot be established an unencrypted connection will be used instead. If set to Force the applet tries to make an encrypted connection. An error will be reported in case the connection establishment fails. IP Access Control This section contains settings for the OPMA module s built-in firewall. The firewall can be enabled or disabled. When enabled the firewall allows you to explicitly block or allow connections from certain client IP addresses. If the default policy is set to DROP, a list of IP addresses or address ranges can be configured to be exceptionally ACCEPTed. When the default policy is set to ACCEPT, a list of IP addresses or address ranges can be configured to be exceptionally DROPped. The network or address range has to be configured in CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) notation, e.g /24. It has to consist of a IP address followed by a slash and the number of relevant bits belonging to the network or address range (counting from the left). Warning: The IP access control settings apply to the LAN interface only! Enable IP Access Control Enables access control based on IP source addresses. Default policy This option controls what to do with arriving IP packets that do not match any of the configured rules. They can be accepted or dropped. Warning: If you set this to DROP and you have no ACCEPT rules configured, the access to the web front end over LAN is actually impossible! To enable access again you can change the security settings via modem or by temporarily disabling IP access control with the initial configuration procedure (see Table 4-1. Initial Network Configuration). Rule Number This should contain the number of a rule for which the following commands will apply. In case of appending a new rule, this field will be ignored.

78 68 PRODUCT USER GUIDE IP/Mask Specifies the IP address or IP address range for which the rule applies. Examples (the number concatenated to an IP address with a / is the number of valid bits that will be used of the given IP address): /32 Matches the IP Address /24 Matches all IP packets with sources addresses from to /0 Matches any IP packet Policy The policy determines what to do with matching packets. They can be either accepted or dropped. Warning: The order of the rules is important. The rules are checked in ascending order until a rule matches. All the rules below the matching one will be ignored. The default policy applies if no match has been found. Appending a rule Enter the IP/Mask and set the policy. Finally, press the Append button. Inserting a rule Enter the rule number, the IP/Mask and set the policy. Finally, press the Insert button. Replacing a rule Enter the rule number, the IP/Mask and set the policy. Finally, press the Replace button. Deleting a rule Enter the rule number and press the Delete button. Example of Use: In the following example (Figure 6-33) the OPMA module is configured to be inaccessible for all IP addresses, except for the IP addresses which follow the two rules below: Rule # IP/Mask Policy Effect /24 ACCEPT All IP addresses of the Privat Class C (16-bit block) subnet 5 can access the OPMA module /32 ACCEPT Only the host with the IP address /32 of the Privat Class C subnet 1 can access the OPMA module.

79 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 69 Figure Example of Use for IP Access Control Group Based System Access Control This is similar to the option above, except that you can specify a group of IP addresses and not a network with a network mask. Example of Use: In the following example (Figure 6-34) the OPMA module is configured to be accessible for all IP addresses which passed the IP Access Control rules, except for users with an IP addresse which follow the rule below: Rule # Starting IP Ending IP Group Action Effect Admin Drop All users of the group Admin with IP addresses of the Privat Class C (16-bit block) subnet 5 can not access the OPMA module. Only the Admin with the IP can login on the OPMA module. Additional to the one admin all other user groups which pass the IP Access Control rules can access the device. Figure Example of Use for the Group based System Access Control

80 70 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure Device Security (Part 2) User Blocking When someone attempts to login to the OPMA module device and fails, you can specify how many failed login attempts the OPMA module should tolerate before waiting for the specified number of "Block Time" minutes before it allows further logins. This is useful for blocking automated hacking and cracking attempts. Maximum number of failed logins Enter the maximum number of failed login attempts after which it should not be possible for this user to login anymore. Leave this field empty to disable the user blocking feature. Block time The number of minutes the user is blocked after he exceeded his maximum number of failed login attempts. Leave this field empty to block him for an infinite amount of time until he is manually unblocked again. Unblocking Users There are two possibilties to unblock a blocked user. A parent user may go to the user management settings (see the Section called User Management) and press the Unblock button for the user. It is also possible to use the serial console for the initial configuration (see Table 4-1. Initial Network Configuration) and login as the user unblock. The OPMA module will ask for the superuser password and present a list of blocked users which may be unblocked.

81 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 71 Login Limitations Single Loging Limitation If this option is enabled, the user can access the OPMA module only from one IP adress with one connection. It is not possible to access the OPMA module from different IP addresses or web browsers with the same login at the same time. You have to be logged out or the session has to be timed out to get a new connection on a different IP address on the OPMA module with this login. Password Aging If this option is enabled after a defined interval a reminder will request a new password for the user. The set interval displays how many days the password is active. Certificate Figure Certificate Settings The OPMA module uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client. During the connection establishment the OPMA module has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate. Upon delivery this certificate and the underlying secret key is the same for all OPMA

82 72 PRODUCT USER GUIDE module ever produced and certainly will not match the network configuration that will be applied to the OPMA module cards by its user. The certificate s underlying secret key is also used for securing the SSL handshake. Hence, this is a security risk (but far better than no encryption at all). However, it is possible to generate and install a new base64 x.509 certificate that is unique for a particular OPMA module card. In order to do that, the OPMA module is able to generate a new cryptographic key and the associated Certificate Signing Request (CSR) that needs to be certified by a certification authority (CA). A certification authority verifies that you are the person who you claim you are and signs and issues a SSL certificate to you. To create and install a SSL certificate for the OPMA module the following steps are necessary: 1. Create a SSL Certificate Signing Request using the panel shown in Figure You need to fill out a number of fields that are explained below. Once this is done, click on the Create button which will initiate the Certificate Signing Request generation. The CSR can be downloaded to your administration machine with the Download CSR button (see Figure 6-37). 2. Send the saved CSR to a CA for certification. You will get the new certificate from the CA after a more or less complicated traditional authentication process (depending on the CA). 3. Upload the certificate to the OPMA module using the Upload button as shown in Figure Figure SSL Certificate Upload After completing these three steps the OPMA module has its own certificate that is used for identifying the card to its clients. Warning: If you destroy the CSR on the OPMA module there is no way to get it back! In case you deleted it by mistake, you have to repeat the three steps as described above.

83 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 73 Common name This is the network name of the OPMA module once it is installed in the user s network (usually the fully qualified domain name). It is identical to the name that is used to access the OPMA module with a web browser but without the prefix " In case the name given here and the actual network name differ, the browser will pop up a security warning when the OPMA module is accessed using HTTPS. Organizational unit This field is used for specifying to which department within an organization the OPMA module belongs. Organization The name of the organization to which the OPMA module belongs. Locality/City The city where the organization is located. State/Province The state or province where the organization is located. Country (ISO code) The country where the organization is located. This is the two-letter ISO code, e.g. DE for Germany, or US for the U.S. Challenge Password Some certification authorities require a challenge password to authorize later changes on the certificate (e.g. revocation of the certificate). The minimal length of this password is four characters. Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password. The address of a contact person that is responsible for the OPMA module and its security. Key length This is the length of the generated key in bits Bits are supposed to be sufficient for most cases. Longer keys may result in slower response time of the OPMA module during connection establishment.

84 74 PRODUCT USER GUIDE USB Figure USB Device Settings In this section, you can disable the USB high speed mode. This helps solving some compatibility issues with BIOS versions or very old linux versions. However, this reduces the speed of the virtual media emulation. To set this option press the Apply button. Warning: This feature will not be supported if a KIRA100 R01.x is on the OPMA module.

85 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 75 Date And Time Figure Date and Time This link refers to a page where the internal realtime clock of the OPMA module can be set up (see Figure 6-39). You have the possibility to adjust the clock manually or to use a NTP time server.without a time server your time setting will not be persistent, so you have to adjust it again after the OPMA module loses power for more than a few minutes. To avoid this you can use a NTP time server which sets up the internal clock automatically to the current UTC time. Because NTP server time is always UTC, there is a setting that allows you to set up a static offset to get your local time. Warning: There is currently no way to adjust the daylight saving time automatically. So you have to set up the UTC offset twice a year properly to the local rules of your country.

86 76 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Authentication Settings Figure LDAP and other Authentication Settings On this screen you can specify where the OPMA module will look in order to authenticate the users. You can either use "Local Authentication", this means you need to have created the user account on the OPMA module and the user/group information residing on the OPMA module will be used for authentication. The other options allow you to specify an LDAP or a RADIUS Server to use for the login authentication. These methods are very useful when you want to map users into specific groups which have certain privileges. It is usually far easier and simpler to refer to a lready existing groups, rather than having to re-enter everything into the OPMA module. Note: Whatever you configure, you can always login over the network as the superuser "admin". The superuser is always authenticated and authorized locally, so you always have a "back door" to the OPMA module. LDAP Access The OPMA module uses LDAP only for authentication (password verification). User privileges and private settings are still stored locally at the OPMA. That s why, a user account has to be created on the OPMA module before this user can login via LDAP. Also, all privilege configurations have to be done within the OPMA user management (see the Section called User Management).

87 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 77 In order to configure the LDAP access, you can set the following options: User LDAP Server Here you enter the name or IP address of the LDAP server containing all the user entries. If you choose a name instead of an IP address you need to configure a DNS server in the network settings. E.g.: Base DN of User LDAP Server Here you specify the distinguished name (DN) where the directory tree starts in the user LDAP server. E.g.: dc=test,dc=domain,dc=com Type of external LDAP Server With this option you set the type of the external LDAP server. This is necessary since some server types require special handling. Additionally, the default values for the LDAP scheme are set appropriately. You can choose between a Generic LDAP Server, a Novell Directory Service and a Microsoft Active Directory. If you have neither a Novell Directory Service nor a Microsoft Active Directory then choose a Generic LDAP Server and edit the LDAP scheme used (see below). Name of login-name attribute This is the name of the attribute containing the unique login name of a user. To use the default leave this field empty. The default depends on the selected LDAP server type. Name of user-entry object class This is the object class that identifies a user in the LDAP directory. To use the default leave this field empty. The default depends on the selected LDAP server type. User search subfilter Here you can refine the search for users that should be known to the OPMA module. Active Directory Domain This option represents the active directory domain that is configured in the Microsoft Active Directory server. This option is only valid if you have chosen a Microsoft Active Directory as the LDAP server type. E.g.: test.domain.com Using the RADIUS Server RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) is a protocol specified by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) working group. There are two specifications that make up the RADIUS protocol suite: Authentication and Accounting. These specifications aim to centralize authentication, configuration and accounting for dial-in services to an independent server. The RADIUS protocol exists in several implementations such as freeradius, openradius or RADIUS on UNIX systems. The RADIUS protocol itself is well specified and tested. We can give a recommendation for all products listed above, especially for the freeradius implementation. For detailed information on how to setup the RADIUS server, please refer to Appendix D. Configuring the RADIUS Server.

88 78 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Note: Currently, we do not support challenge/response. An Access Challenge response is seen and evaluated as an Access Reject. To access a remote device using the RADIUS protocol you have to login, first. You are asked to specify your user name and password, then. The RADIUS server reads your input data (Authentication) and the OPMA looks for your profile (Authorization). The profile defines (or limits) your actions and may differ depending on your specific situation. If there is no such profile your access via RADIUS will be refused. In terms of the remote activity mechanism the login via RADIUS works similar to the Remote Console. If there is no activity for half an hour your connection to the OPMA module will be aborted and closed. Server Enter either the IP address or the hostname of the RADIUS Server to connect to. For the hostname DNS has to be configured and enabled. Shared Secret A shared secret is a text string that serves as a password between the RADIUS client and RADIUS server. In this case the OPMA module serves as a RADIUS client. A shared secret is used to verify that RADIUS messages are sent by a RADIUS-enabled device that is configured with the same shared secret and to verify that the RADIUS message has not been modified in transit (message integrity). For the shared secret you can use any standard alphanumeric and special characters. A shared secret may consist of up to 128 characters in length and may contain both lowercase and uppercase letters (A-Z,a-z), numerals (0-9) and other symbols (all characters not defined as letters or numerals) such as an exclamation mark (!) or an asterisk (*). Authentication Port The port the RADIUS server listens for authentication requests. The default value is #1812. Accounting Port The port the RADIUS server listens for accounting requests. The default value is #1813. Timeout Sets the request time-to-live in seconds. The time-to-live is the time to wait for the completion of the request. If the request job is not completed within this interval of time it is cancelled. The default value is 1 second. Retries Sets the number of retries if a request could not be completed. The default value is 3 times. Global Authentication Type Sets the authentication protocol. This can be the unencrypted PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) or the encrypted CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol).

89 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 79 Event Log Figure Event Log Important events like a login failure or a firmware update are logged to a selection of logging destinations (see Figure 6-41). Each of those events belong to an event group which can be activated separately. For a detailed specification of the existing event groups and the log events belonging to them, use the "help" link in the HTML frontend. The common way to log events is to use the internal log list of the OPMA module. To show the log list click on the item Event Log from the section "Maintenance". In the Event Log Settings you can choose how many log entries are shown on each page. Furthermore, you can clear the log file here.

90 80 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Event Log Targets List logging enabled To log events you may use the internal log list of the OPMA module. To show the log list click on "Event Log" on the "Maintenance" page. Since the OPMA module s system memory is used to save all the information, the maximum number of possible log list entries is restricted to events. Every entry that exceeds this limit overrides the oldest one automatically. Warning: If the Reset button on the HTML frontend is used to restart the OPMA module, all logging information is saved permanently and is available after the OPMA module has been started. If the OPMA module loses power or a hard reset is performed, all logging data will be lost. To avoid this use one of the log methods described below. NFS Logging enabled Define a NFS server where a directory or a static link has to be exported to, in order to write all logging data to a file that is located there. To write logging data from more than one OPMA module devices to only one NFS share, you have to define a file name that is unique for each device.when you change the NFS settings and press the Apply button, the NFS share will be mounted immediately. That means the NFS share and the NFS server must be filled with valid sources or you will get an error message. Warning: In contrast to the internal log file on the OPMA module, the size of the NFS log file is not limited. Every log event will be appended to the end of the file so it grows continuously and you may have to delete it or move it away from time to time. SMTP Logging enabled With this option the OPMA module is able to send s to an address given by the address text field in the Event Log Settings. These mails contain the same description strings as the internal log file and the mail subject is filled with the event group of the occurred log event. In order to use this log destination you have to specify a SMTP server that has to be reachable from the OPMA module device and that needs no authentication at all (<serverip>:<port>). SNMP Logging enabled If this is activated, the OPMA module sends a SNMP trap to a specified destination IP address, every time a log event occurs. If the receiver requires a community string, you can set it in the appropriate text field. Most of the event traps only contain one descriptive string with all information about the log event. Only authentication and host power events have an own trap class that consists of several fields with detailed information about the occurred event. To receive this SNMP traps any SNMP trap listener may be used.

91 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 81 Event Log Assignments You may choose which actions of the OPMA module will be saved in the log file. Tick the desired box(es) and click Apply to confirm your selection. The OPMA module knows the in Table 6-1 listed events. All supported events will be devided into the following groups: Board Message, Security, Remote Console and Authentication. Table 6-1. Event Log Assignments Event Device succesfully started Board Reset performed by user Firmware upload failed. No firmware file uploaded. Uploaded firmware file discarded. Firmware validation failed. Firmware file uploaded by user Firmware updated by user Internal log file cleared by user Group Board Message Board Message Board Message Board Message Board Message Board Message Board Message Board Message Board Message Security Violation Security Connection to Remote Console failed: <reason.> Connection to client... established. Connection to client... closed. Remote Console Remote Console Remote Console Login failed. Login succeed. Login failed. Login succeed. Authentication Authentication Authentication Authentication

92 82 PRODUCT USER GUIDE SNMP Figure SNMP Settings The following information is available via SNMP: Serial number Firmware version MAC address / IP address / Netmask / Gateway of LAN interface Server s power state Server s POST code The following actions can be initiated via SNMP: Reset server Power on/off server Reset the OPMA module

93 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 83 The following events are reported by the OPMA module via SNMP: Login trial at the OPMA module failed. Login trial at the OPMA module succeeded. Denying access to a particular action. Server was reset. Server was powered on/off. The SNMP settings panel as shown in Figure 6-42 are described below, allows you to change SNMP related parameters. Enable SNMP Agent If this option is checked, the OPMA module will reply to SNMP requests. Hint: If a community is left blank, you cannot perform the according request. E.g. if you want to disable the possibility to reset the OPMA module via SNMP then do not set a write community. System Location Enter a description of the physical location of the host. The description will be used in reply to the SNMP request syslocation.0. System Contact Enter a contact person for the host. The value will be used in reply to the SNMP request syscontact.0. Use SNMPv3 The SNMPv3 functionality offers a higher security by DES encrypting of the datas and user authentification. DES Encryption This option activates (Force) or deactivates (Off) the DES encryption. Read Username The name of the read community user. Read Password Insert the password for the read community user. Write Username The name of the write community user.

94 84 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Write Password Insert the password for the write community user. Use SNMPv1 Hereby will the datas retrieved without encryption. Read Community This is the SNMP community, which allows you to retrieve information via SNMP. Write Community This community allows you to set options and to reset the OPMA module or the host via SNMP, i.e. all that affects the host or the OPMA module. The OPMA module SNMP MIB This link allows you to download the OPMA module SNMP MIB file. This file may be necessary for an SNMP client to communicate with the OPMA module.

95 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 85 Maintenance Device Information Figure Device Information This section contains a summary with various information about this OPMA module and its current firmware and allows you to reset the card. You may have a look at Figure 6-43 for an example. The Data file for support allows you to download the OPMA module data file with specific support information. This is an XML file with certain customized support information like the serial number etc. You may send us this information together with a support request. It will help us to locate and solve your reported problem. Figure Connected Users

96 86 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Figure 6-44 displays the OPMA module activity. From left to right the connected user(s), its IP address (from which host the user comes from) and its activity status is displayed. "RC" indicates that the Remote Console is open. If the Remote Console is opened in "exclusive mode" the term "(exclusive)" is added. For more information about this option see the Section called Remote Console Control Bar in Chapter 5. To display the user activity the last column is used. It contains either the term "active" for an active user or the according idle time for an inactive user. Event Log Figure Event Log List Figure 6-45 displays the Event Log list. It includes the events that are kept by the OPMA module extended by the event date, a short event description and an IP address the request was sent from. You may use the text buttons Prev and Next to browse within the data. The Prev button displays the previous page with newer log information whereas the Next button switches to the following page with older log information.

97 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 87 Update Firmware Figure Update Firmware The OPMA module is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called the firmware. The firmware of the OPMA module can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features. A new firmware update is a binary file which will be sent to you by or you can download it from the Raritan Web Site. If the firmware file is a compressed file with suffix.zip you have to unzip it before you can proceed. In order to extract the archive you may use WinZip from (for Windows OS) or a tool named unzip that might be already provided in your OS (UNIX, Linux, OS X). Before you can start updating the firmware of your OPMA module the new and uncompressed firmware file has to be accessible on the system that you use for connecting to the OPMA module. Updating the firmware is a three-stage process: Firstly, the new firmware file is uploaded onto the OPMA module. In order to do that you need to select the file on your local system using the Browse button of the Upload Firmware panel (see Figure 6-46). Then, click Upload to transfer the previously selected file from your local file system onto the OPMA module. Once the firmware file has been uploaded, it is checked whether it is a valid firmware file and whether there were any transmission errors. In case of any error the Upload Firmware function will be aborted and the current firmware is kept as is. Secondly, if everything went well, you see the Update Firmware panel. The panel shows you the version number of the currently running firmware and the version number of the uploaded firmware.

98 88 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Pressing the Update button will store the new version and substitute the old one completely. Warning: This process is not reversible and might take some minutes. Make sure the OPMA module s power supply will not be interrupted during the update process, because this may cause an unusable device. Thirdly, after the firmware has been stored, the OPMA module will reset automatically. After about one minute you will be redirected to the Login page and requested to login once again. Warning: The three-stage firmware update process and complete consistency check are making a mistake in updating the firmware almost impossible. However, only experienced staff members or administrators should perform a firmware update. Make sure the OPMA module s power supply will not be interrupted! Unit Reset Figure Unit Reset

99 CHAPTER 6. MENU OPTIONS 89 This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device. This involves the both keyboard and mouse, the video engine and the OPMA module itself. Resetting the card itself is mainly needed to activate a newly updated firmware. It will close all current connections to the administration console and to the Remote Console. The whole process will take about half a minute. Resetting subdevices (e.g. video engine) will take some seconds only and does not result in closing connections. To reset a certain OPMA module functionality click on the Reset button as displayed in Figure Note: Only the user "admin" is allowed to reset the OPMA module.

100 90 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Appendix A: Troubleshooting 1. The mouse does not react correctly in the applet screen. The mouse is not in sync with the mouse of the host. Navigate your mouse pointer into the upper left corner of the applet screen and move it slightly forth and back. Thus the mouse will be resynchronized. If resynchronizing fails, disable the mouse acceleration and repeat the procedure. 2. I have a crazy mouse. Verify your mouse settings. Disable the mouse acceleration. For instance in Windows 2000 this can be done in Settings -> System control -> Mouse. Make sure that your mouse settings match your mouse model, i.e. PS/2 or wheel mouse. 3. Login to the OPMA module fails. Verify both your user login and your password. By default, the user "super" has the password "pass". Moreover, your web browser has to be configured to accept cookies. 4. The Remote Console window of the OPMA module does not open. A firewall may prevent the access to the Remote Console. The TCP ports #80 (for HTTP) and #443 (for both HTTPS and RFB) have to be open (the server providing the firewall has to accept incoming TCP connections on these ports). 5. Remote console is unable to connect and displays a timeout error. Have a look on your hardware. If there is a proxy server between the OPMA module and your host, then you may not be able to transfer the video data using RFB. Establish a direct connection between the OPMA module and the client. Furthermore, check the settings of the OPMA module and choose a different server port used for RFB transfer. If you use a firewall then check the according port for accepting connections. You may restrict these connections for the IP addresses used by the OPMA module and your client. 6. No connection can be established to the OPMA module. Have a look on your hardware. Is the OPMA module attached to a power supply? Verify your network configuration (IP address, router). You may send a "ping" request to the OPMA module to find out whether the OPMA module is reachable via network. 7. Special key combinations, e.g. ALT+F2, ALT+F3 are intercepted by the console system and not transmitted to the host. You have to define a so-called "Button Key". This can be done in the Remote Console settings (see the Section called Remote Console Control Bar in Chapter 5). Alternatively you can use the soft keyboard feature (see the Section called Soft Keyboard in Chapter 5). 8. The OPMA module web pages are not displayed correctly. Check your browser s cache settings. Make sure the cache settings are not set to something like "never check for newer pages". Otherwise the OPMA module pages may be loaded from your browser cache and not from the card. 9. Windows XP does not awake from standby mode. This is possibly a Windows XP problem. Try not to move the mouse pointer while XP switches into standby mode.

101 APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTING For SUN computers a USB keyboard does not work. The OPMA module emulates a USB keyboard. If you attach a USB keyboard to your host two keyboards are detected. It cannot be predicted which one of these comes first and you will be able to work with. SUN supports only one USB keyboard. 11. Cannot upload the signed certificate in MacOS X. If an "internal error" occurs while uploading the signed certificate either change the extension of the file to.txt or add a file helper using the Internet Explorer preferences for this type of file. Make sure that the encoding is set to "plain text" and the checkbox "use for outgoing" is set. As an alternative, you may also use a Mozilla based browser (Mozilla, FireFox). 12. Every time I open a dialog box with some buttons the mouse pointers are not synchronous anymore. Disable the setting "Automatically move mouse pointer to the default button of dialog boxes" in the mouse settings of your operating system. 13. The Remote Console does not open with Opera in Linux. Some versions of Opera do not grant enough permissions if the signature of the applet cannot be verified. To solve the problem, add the lines grant codebase "nn.pp.rc.remoteconsoleapplet" { permission java.lang.runtimepermission "accessclassinpackage.sun.*"; to the java policy file of opera (e.g. /usr/share/opera/java/opera.policy). 14. The video data on the local monitor is surrounded by a black border. This is not a failure. The local monitor is programmed to a fixed video mode that can be selected in the video settings of the OPMA module. Refer to the Section called Remote Console Control Bar in Chapter 5 for further planation. 15. The local monitor displays video data but the remote screen remains blank. If the Remote Console is connected (look at the status line of the Remote Console) you should verify that the flat panel interface is not switched off by the video driver of your operating system. 16. I forgot my password. How can I reset the OPMA module to factory defaults? You may use the serial interface or the reset pins. For a detailed description see the Section called Resetting the OPMA module to its Factory Settings in Chapter 4.

102 92 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Appendix B. Glossary ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface A specification that enables the operating system to implement power management and system configuration. ATX Advanced Technology Extended A specification that covers the style of motherboards and enclosures introduced by Intel in DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol for dynamically assigning IP addresses to host names, especially used in a local network. DNS Domain Name System A protocol used to locate computers on the Internet by their name. FAQ Frequently Asked Questions HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol One of the protocols used for communication between single computers, especially between web browsers and web servers. HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure The secure version of HTTP. IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface A specification defining a set of common interfaces for operating system independent platform management and health monitoring. LED Light Emitting Diode A semiconductor device that emits incoherent monochromatic light when electrically biased in the forward direction.

103 APPENDIX B. GLOSSARY 93 PS/2 Personal System/2 IBM s second generation of personal computers, which was released to the public in Today, PS/2 is known as a device interface for mouse and keyboard. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. SSH Secure Shell An encrypted network protocol providing a secure replacement for Telnet. SSL Secure Socket Layer An encryption technology for the Internet used to provide secured data transmissions. SVGA Super Video Graphics Array A refinement of the Video Graphics Array (VGA) that provides increased pitch and resolution performance. UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair A cable with two conductors twisted as a pair and bundled within the same outer PVC covering.

104 94 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Appendix C. KiraTool Commands Supported Operating Systems Windows (2000 or newer) EFI Shell Linux DOS Supported Interfaces Remote: LAN (only Windows and Linux version) Local: - SCSI over USB - SMI (KCS) Supported Functionality Network configuration (IP/mask/gw/MAC) Changing admin's name & password Showing serial number Resetting to factory defaults Firmware information and upgrade Device self-test Usage kiratool [options] [cmd args] Table C - 1. Options Overview Options -l <ip> use remote LAN interface instead of local one -s use IPMI-over-SCSI interface -d <device> use specified SCSI device; default: auto-detect -u <username> user name for login -p <password> password for login -P prompt for password -f force: never prompt for user confirmation -v verbose: does additional logging -c calm: does not print out anything (silent) -h / -? help: shows help and usage information

105 APPENDIX C. KIRATOOL COMMANDS 95 Note: If no interface is given, local interface is used Table C - 2. Commands Overview Commands ver info ipsrc set static dhcp bios ipsrc [show] shows version of kiratool shows vendor and device ID of the connected device sets IP address source shows current IP address source ip set <ip addr> sets IP address (e.g ) ip [show] shows current IP address netmask set <netmask> sets netmask (e.g ) netmask [show] shows current netmask gw set <gw addr> sets gateway address (e.g ) gw [show] shows current gateway address mac set <mac addr> sets MAC address (e.g. "FE:00:00:12:34:56" or "FE ") mac [show] [-c] shows current MAC address (-c = compact mode, e.g. " DCBA" instead of "87:65:43:21:DC:BA") fw upgrade [-h] [-o] <fw bin file> fw validate [-h] [-o] <fw bin file> fw [ver] serial [show] defaults reset admin name <name> admin passwd <passwd> admin [show] raw <hex bytes> test <test> upgrades firmware (-h = cross-hwid, -o = cross-oem) checks firmware compatibility (-h = cross-hwid, -o = crossoem) shows firmware version information shows device's serial number resets all settings to factory defaults hard-resets the module changes new admin name changes admin's password shows admin's name send raw command and prints raw response (<netfn> <cmd> [<d1>] [<d2>]... [<dn>]: e.g ) performs module self test and shows results (return value is ==0 on success and =0 in failure)

106 96 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Commands device video <subtest> status crc ddc <subtest> info ipmb <subtest> bmc fml <subtest> esb2 usb [-c <channel>] <subtest> status nic [-c <channel>] <subtest> status loopback ping <host> broadcast all tests whether the device is vailable at all tests video interface (DVO/DVI) checks detected video signal and resolution calculate CRC sum over the captured screen tests DDC interface queries EDID information from the device and compares it to the EDID information known by the OS (only available under Windows) tests IPMB interface test whether a BMC responds over IPMB tests FML interface test whether an ESB2 is responding on FML when TPT (TCP Pass-Through) is active tests USB interface test whether the device's USB modul is enumerated test NIC interface test NIC status and parameters test NIC loopback functionality Test whether pinging a host works Broadcast ping (not yet implemented) performs all tests and subtests one after another -s <test to skip> Single tests can be skipped using the -s parameter. You can both skip a whole component (e.g. -s ddc) and skip a single test (e.g. -s video crc) Included tests: ddc info video status ipmb bmc fml esb2 usb status nic status

107 APPENDIX C. KIRATOOL COMMANDS 97 Return Code To let the caller know whether an error occured and what went wrong, the tool returns a return code: If everything went well, 0 is returned For all commands except test, -1 is returned if an error occurs If a test fails, the return code indicated which test failed: Table C - 3. Return Codes Overview Test Return Code device 1 video status 2 video crc 3 ddc info 4 ipmb ddc 5 fml esb2 6 usb status 7 nic status 8 nic loopback 9 nic ping 10 nic broadcast 11 if test all fails, the return code of the first error which occured is returned; the test will not be stopped after the first error!

108 98 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Appendix D. Configuring the RADIUS Server This appendix describes the necessary steps to configure a RADIUS server in order to be able to use remote authentication on the OPMA module. This is shown for a Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition system with Active Directory enabled. Prerequisites 1. Please check if Active Directory is enabled. If not, got to Start -> Run and type "dcpromo" to enable Active Directory function. Follow the instructions to enable AD. 2. Make sure Internet Authentication Service is installed, enabled and registered to Active Directory. To install Internet Authentication Service (IAS), go to Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components. Select Networking Services by double click on it. Tick Internet Authentication Service and then click OK. Then Click Next to install IAS. To register IAS to Active Directory, go to Start -> Administrative Tools -> Internet Authentication Service. Then right click on Internet Authentication Service (Local), select Register Server in Active Directory. 3. Create a Windows user group which will hold all users that are allowed to login on the OPMA module. You can allow/deny login for a user just by adding/removing him/her to/from this group. For this group there will be a custom remote access policy configured later on. Groups can be maintained by the Active Directory Users and Groups tool: Start -> Administrative Tools -> Active Directory Users and Computers -> Users. 4. Create all users to be authenticated from OPMA module. Make sure Remote Access Permission (Dial-in or VPN) access is set to Allow access where default is Deny access. To check, double click on user an select the Dial-in tabulator. Make all users member of the above group. Add and configure a RADIUS client This step is necessary to give the RADIUS server some information about the client (OPMA module) and define a password phrase. Go to Start -> Administrator Tools -> Internet Authentication Service. Right click on RADIUS Clients and select New RADIUS Client. Type a friendly name for this client. In this example, "OPMA at Server3" is used. And type the IP address of the OPMA module that will be used as RADIUS client. In this example " " is used. Select Next after this is done. Type the share secret that will be used between this RADIUS server and OPMA module. Note: please keep this secret in mind, this same secret will be asked to key in during configuration of RADIUS function on OPMA module. Select Finish after this is done. A new RADIUS client will now be shown on the display window.

109 APPENDIX D. CONFIGURING THE RADIUS SERVER 99 Setup a custom remote access policy This step explicitly allows the group configured above to login remotely. Go to Start -> Administrator Tools -> Internet Authentication Service. Right click on Remote Access Policies and select New Remote Access Policy. Select Next to get on the Policy Configuration Method page. Switch to Set up custom policy and enter a friendly policy name, e.g. "OPMA Access". Select Next to get on the Policy Conditions page. Press Add... to add a new policy. Select Windows-Groups and press Add to create this condition. Now add the previously created user group by pressing Add... and typing the group name in Enter object name to select. Leave the sub dialogs and so return to the wizard by pressing OK two times. Select Next to get to the Permissions page. Select Grant remote access permission. Select Next to get to the Profile page. Select Edit Profile... Make sure that both Encrypted authentication (CHAP) and Unencrypted authentication (PAP, SPAP) is enabled. And leave with OK. Select Next and Finish to complete the wizard.

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111 APPENDIX E. KEY CODES 101 Appendix E. Key Codes Fehler! Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden werden. shows the key codes used to define the key strokes or hotkeys for several functions. Please note that these key codes do not necessarily represent the key characters that are used on international keyboards. A key on a standard 104 key PC keyboard with a US English language mapping is named. The layout for this keyboard is shown in Figure E - 1. However, most modifier keys and other alphanumeric keys used for hotkey purposes in application programs are on a similar position, no matter what language mapping you are using. Some of the keys also have aliases. This means that a key can be named by two different key codes. Figure E - 1. English (US) Keyboard Layout, used for the Key Codes Table E - 1. Key Names Key Alias Key(s) 0-9 A - Z ~ TILDE _ MINUS = EQUALS ; < LESS,. / SLASH Backspace TAB [ ] ENTER CAPS LOCK \ BACK SLASH LSHIFT SHIFT RCTRL CTRL, STRG RSHIFT SHIFT LCTRL CTRL, STRG LALT ALT SPACE

112 102 PRODUCT USER GUIDE Key ALT Gr ESCAPE Alias Key(s) ESC F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 PRINTSCREEN SCROLL LOCK BREAK INSERT HOME POS 1 PAGE_UP PAGE_DOWN DELETE DEL END UP LEFT DOWN RIGHT NUM_LOCK NUMPAD0 NUMPAD1 NUMPAD2 NUMPAD3 NUMPAD4 NUMPAD5 NUMPAD6 NUMPAD7 NUMPAD8 NUMPAD9 NUMPADPLUS NUMPAD_PLUS, + NUMPAD / / NUMPADMUL NUMPAD_MUL, * NUMPADMINUS NUMPAD_MINUS, - NUMPADENTER WINDOWS MENU

113 APPENDIX F. PIN ASSIGNMENTS 103 Appendix F. Pin Assignment OPMA Connector The Open Platform Management Architecture Specification from AMD with a detailed description of the OPMA connector structure can be downloaded from the following Website: In Chapter 4 OPMA Connector Specification and Pin Assignments all pins are listed and described. RJ45 Connetcor Ethernet Figure F - 1. RJ45 Connector Table F - 1. RJ45 PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 TX + 5 Not connected 2 TX - 6 RX - 3 RX + 7 Not connected 4 Not connected 8 Not connected Serial SUB-D9 Connectors Figure F - 2. Serial Connector